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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827270503321

Titolo

The ethnography of moralities / / edited by Signe Howell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 1996

ISBN

1-134-78502-X

1-280-14369-X

0-203-97419-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 234 pages)

Collana

European Association of Social Anthropologists

Altri autori (Persone)

HowellSigne

Disciplina

170

Soggetti

Ethics - Cross-cultural studies

Values - Cross-cultural studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface; Introduction; Part I Discourses on morality; Part II The gendering of moralities; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on the social construction of morality, The Ethnography of Moralities 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 address are: * How is the ethical knowledge grounded? * Which social domains most profoundly articulate moral values and which are most affected?