"Morality: An Anthropological Perspective" provides the first account of anthropological approaches to the question of morality. By considering how morality is viewed and enacted in different cultures, and how it is related to key social institutions such as religion, law, gender, sexuality and medical practice, "Morality" takes a closer look at some of the most central questions of the morality debates of our time. The book is accessibly written and combines theory with practical case studies for student use. Drawing on anthropological, philosophical and general social scientific literature,…mehr
"Morality: An Anthropological Perspective" provides the first account of anthropological approaches to the question of morality. By considering how morality is viewed and enacted in different cultures, and how it is related to key social institutions such as religion, law, gender, sexuality and medical practice, "Morality" takes a closer look at some of the most central questions of the morality debates of our time. The book is accessibly written and combines theory with practical case studies for student use. Drawing on anthropological, philosophical and general social scientific literature, the book will be useful for both undergraduate students and researchers.
Jarrett Zigon is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale, Germany, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Amsterdam.
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Introduction1Some Early Works in the Anthropology of MoralitiesRelativism Outline of BookPart I The Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of the Anthropological Studies of Morality1The Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Social Scientific Studies of Morality - From Plato and Aristotle to Durkheim Weber and FoucaultPhilosophical Theories of MoralityThe Roots of a Social Scientific Theory of MoralitySome Final WordsPart II Religion and Law2ReligionWitchcraftMoral Consciousness and the Ethics of SelfChange Religion and MoralitiesSome Final Words3LawState and LawMoral Economies Inequality and PropertyHuman RightsSome Final WordsCase Study 1 Moral Torment in Papua New GuineaPart III Sexuality Gender and Health4Gender and SexualityGender and MoralitiesSexualityFamily Children and MoralitySome Final Words5Illness Health and MedicineThe Morality of BiomedicineHIV/AIDS and MoralityNarrative and Medical EncountersBioethicsSome Final WordsCase Study 2 Morality and Women's Health in Post-Soviet RussiaPart IV Language Narrative and Discourse6Language Discourse and NarrativeDiscourse Performativity and Moral CommunicationNarrativeSome Final WordsCase Study 3 Narratives of moral experience in MoscowPart V Closing7Some Closing WordsMorality and EthicsReferences
Introduction1Some Early Works in the Anthropology of MoralitiesRelativism Outline of BookPart I The Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of the Anthropological Studies of Morality1The Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Social Scientific Studies of Morality - From Plato and Aristotle to Durkheim Weber and FoucaultPhilosophical Theories of MoralityThe Roots of a Social Scientific Theory of MoralitySome Final WordsPart II Religion and Law2ReligionWitchcraftMoral Consciousness and the Ethics of SelfChange Religion and MoralitiesSome Final Words3LawState and LawMoral Economies Inequality and PropertyHuman RightsSome Final WordsCase Study 1 Moral Torment in Papua New GuineaPart III Sexuality Gender and Health4Gender and SexualityGender and MoralitiesSexualityFamily Children and MoralitySome Final Words5Illness Health and MedicineThe Morality of BiomedicineHIV/AIDS and MoralityNarrative and Medical EncountersBioethicsSome Final WordsCase Study 2 Morality and Women's Health in Post-Soviet RussiaPart IV Language Narrative and Discourse6Language Discourse and NarrativeDiscourse Performativity and Moral CommunicationNarrativeSome Final WordsCase Study 3 Narratives of moral experience in MoscowPart V Closing7Some Closing WordsMorality and EthicsReferences
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