Anthropology of the Self: The Individual in Cultural Perspective

by Brian Morris and Brian Morris

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This book looks at the 'self' in Western, Asian and African societies passing though Greek philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confuscism, Tao and African philosophy and ending with contemporary feminism. Scholarly and written in a lucid style, free of jargon, this work is written from an anthropological perspective with an interdisciplinary approach. Morris emphasises the varying conceptions of the self found cross-culturally and contrasts these with...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0745308589

ISBN13:9780745308586

Release Date:September 1994

Publisher:Pluto Press (UK)

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Cultural Humanities Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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