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Culture and authenticity / Charles Lindholm.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lindholm, Charles, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Culture.
- Cultural awareness.
- Cultural property.
- Authenticity (Philosophy)--Social aspects.
- Authenticity (Philosophy).
- Group identity.
- Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 176 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
- Summary:
- Authenticity is taken for granted as an absolute value in contemporary life. We speak of authentic art, music, food, dance, and people. Authenticity can be found in moments of extreme danger, in the pleasures of carnival, in the taste of champagne. As anthropologist Charles Lindholm shows in this engaging new book, the hope for an authentic experience draws us to charismatic leaders, expressive artists, and social movements; it makes us into trendy consumers, creative performers, and fanatical collectors. It also can lead to the bloodshed of ethnic cleansing.
- In Culture and Authenticity, Lindholm argues that the pervasive desire for authenticity is a consequence of a modern loss of faith and meaning. Authenticity, in its many guises, offers seekers a sense of belonging, connection, and solidity. Yet, even as authenticity has become more valued, it has become more elusive and remote. Calling upon anthropological case studies from different cultures, historical material, and comparative philosophy, he explores how notions of authenticity develop, what forms it takes, and how it changes over time. This exciting text takes us on a journey of the human quest for the authentic, and how it has been imagined, described, analyzed, and realized by individuals and collectives.
- Contents:
- Authenticity and art
- Authenticity and music
- Seeking authenticity in travel and adventure
- The commodification of authenticity
- Authenticity and the self
- Authentic cuisine and national identity
- Authentic dance and national identity
- Modes of authenticity in the nation-state
- Israel and authentic Jewish identity
- Authenticity on the margins.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [160]-168) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781405124423
- 1405124423
- 9781405124430
- 1405124431
- OCLC:
- 105445526
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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