Culture/Contexture: Explorations in Anthropology and Literary Studies (review)

To all of this Professor Daniel judiciously turns a blind eye; and this is because, unfortunately, what "the literary" does not mean in both his mind and that of co-editor Jeffrey M. Peck is precisely what it should mean in social science: words used with care, clarity, precision, no more...

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Published inPhilosophy and literature Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 495 - 497
Main Author Sandall, Roger
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.10.1997
Subjects
Field study
Folklore
Geertz, Clifford (1926-2006)
Malinowski, Bronislaw Kasper (1884-1942)
Miscommunication
Science
Word meaning
United States > US
Pennsylvania
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Summary:To all of this Professor Daniel judiciously turns a blind eye; and this is because, unfortunately, what "the literary" does not mean in both his mind and that of co-editor Jeffrey M. Peck is precisely what it should mean in social science: words used with care, clarity, precision, no more emotion than the subject requires, as well as an overriding concern to convey both the facts and the author's thought with no chance of misunderstanding. [...] this book will only make things worse.
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ISSN:0190-0013
1086-329X
1086-329X
DOI:10.1353/phl.1997.0031