The Problem of Context by Rm Dilley
The apparently simple notion that it is contextualization and invocation of context that give form to our interpretations raises important questions about context definition. Moreover, different disciplines involved in the elucidation and interpretation of meanings construe context indifferent ways. How do these ways differ?-
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The Politics of Egalitarianism
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Religion in English Everyday Life
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Holistic Anthropology
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Taboo, Truth and Religion
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Categories of Self
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Orientpolitik, Value, and Civilization
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Categories and Classifications
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Marcel Mauss
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Hunting the Gatherers
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Expeditionary Anthropology
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Crossing Histories and Ethnographies
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Anyone
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Regimes of Ignorance
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Who are 'We'?
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Search After Method
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Engaging Evil
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Chicanery
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Navigating Terrains of War
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A History of Oxford Anthropology
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Difficult Folk?
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Ways of Knowing
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Anthropology and Travel Writing, 19th–21st Century
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Up Close and Personal
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An Ethnographic Chiefdom
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The Social Origins of Thought
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Radcliffe-Brown
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‘I am Here’, Abraham Said
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The Spirit of Matter
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The Ethics of Knowledge Creation
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Anthropology and Ethnography are Not Equivalent
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Total Atheism
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Anthropologists in a Wider World
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Correcting the Record
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The Scope of Anthropology
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An Introduction to Two Theories of Social Anthropology
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The Life of Property
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Dynamics of Political Domination in Africa
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Returning Life
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Two Against the Tide
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Medicinal Rule
".. an interesting book to satisfy both specialists and those with an interest in particular contributions." · The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
"Dilley's introduction offers a lengthy review of the literature on context and should be required reading for anyone interested in this problem. The volume is a welcome addition to the literature and will be useful especially to scholars of ritual studies." · Religious Studies Review
"... a useful handbook for a field very much in need of attention." · SIGNS - Journal of Women in Culture and Society
R.M. Dilley is Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781571817006 |
| ISBN 10 | 157181700X |
| Title | The Problem of Context |
| Author | Rm Dilley |
| Series | Methodology And History In Anthropology Ser |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books, Incorporated |
| Year published | 1999-11-18 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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