The Promise of Particularism and the Theology of Culture: Limits and Lessons of "Neo-Boasianism"

This article compares the status of "culture" as a politically engaged concept in Franz Boas's time and in our own time. Taking a Boasian approach to "neo-Boasianism," I examine the limits of this comparability in order to shed light on the nature of public culture-talk toda...

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Veröffentlicht in:American Anthropologist. - American Anthropological Association, 1888. - 106(2004), 3, Seite 473-487
1. Verfasser: Orta, Andrew (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2004
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:American Anthropologist
Schlagworte:Franz Boas Multiculturalism Culture concept Area studies Religion Behavioral sciences History