The Ethnography of Moralities - Brossura

Howell, Signe

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0415133599 ISBN 13: 9780415133593

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1996

Riassunto

With the recent shift towards an interest in indigenous notions of self and personhood, questions pertaining to the moral and ethical origins of beliefs relating to human rights become increasingly relevant.

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Focusing on the social construction of morality, this study discusses a topic which is complex but central to the study and nature of anthropology. With the recent shift towards an interest in indigenous notions of self and personhood, questions pertaining to the moral and ethical origins of beliefs relating to human rights become increasingly relevant. Some of the questions that the contributors will be addressing are: how is the ethical knowledge grounded? Which social domains most profoundly articulate moral values and which are most affected? Who defines and who enforces what is right and wrong? What constitutes an ethical breach? Suggested answers are made with reference to empirical material so that the complexities and varieties of theoretical and methodological issues are highlighted. They are also discussed with reference to a wide array of ethnographic studies from: Argentina, Mongolia, Melanesia, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Britain and The Old Testament.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0415133599
• ISBN 13: 9780415133593
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 248