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200 13$aAn invitation to laughter$b[electronic resource] $ea Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world /$fFuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri
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300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 182-187) and index.
327   $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tForeword -- $tPrologue: The man himself -- $tNote on Arabic words -- $tIntroduction. Why "laughter"? -- $t1. Exploring origins. The choice of anthropology -- $t2. Studying anthropology in Oregon. "How wonderful!" -- $t3. Being Lebanese. A nationality or a profession? -- $t4. Religious syncretism. "I offer sacrifices to my ancestors on Friday because I am a Muslim" -- $t5. Lebanese traders in West Africa. Always ending the day in losses -- $t6. Change as faith. The restless Americans -- $t7. Teaching in Beirut. "Sir, keep this information to yourself " -- $t8. Establishing an Arab association for the social sciences. The tyranny of consensus -- $t9. The exotic in the suburbs of Beirut "It is written" -- $t10. Alumni and 'ulama in Bahrain. "We all seek knowledge" -- $t11. Open secrets Discussable but not publishable -- $t12. Table manners in Yemen. Eat! Do not talk! -- $t13. The official policy toward emigration in Lebanon. "We eat bread, not potatoes" -- $t14. The Arab rich. "An ugly horse that wins the race is praised for its good looks" -- $t15. Who wants to be a za?m? The agony of fame -- $t16. Living in Great Britain. "The best in the world" -- $tAppendix 1: List of Research Projects -- $tAppendix 2: List of Publications -- $tIndex
330   $aFor the late Fuad I. Khuri, a distinguished career as an anthropologist began not because of typical concerns like accessibility, money, or status, but because the very idea of an occupation that baffled his countrymen made them-and him-laugh. "When I tell them that 'anthropology' is my profession . . . they think I am either speaking a strange language or referring to a new medicine." This profound appreciation for humor, especially in the contradictions inherent in the study of cultures, is a distinctive theme of An Invitation to Laughter, Khuri's astute memoir of life as
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