Anthropology and civilizational analysis : Eurasian explorations / edited by Johann P. Arnason and Chris Hann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Árnason, Jóhann Páll, 1940- editor.

Hann, C. M., 1953- editor.

Series:

SUNY series, Pangaea II

Suny series, Pangaea II. Global/local studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnohistory.

Historical sociology.

Comparative civilization.

Civilization--Philosophy.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

xlii, 372 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York, [2018]

Contents:

Introduction : making contact and mapping the terrain / Johann P. Arnason

Mauss revisited : the birth of civilizational analysis from the spirit of anthropology / Johann P. Arnason

Approaching civilization from an anthropological perspective : the complexities of Norbert Elias / Hans Peter Hahn

Civilizational analysis and archaeology : prospects for collaboration / Yulia Prozorova

The use and abuse of civilization : an assessment from historical anthropology for South Arabia's history / Andre Gingrich

Civilization as a key guiding idea in South Asia / David N. Gellner

Indian imbroglios : Bhakti neglected; or, The missed opportunities for a new approach to a comparative analysis of civilizational diversity / Martin Fuchs

The Indianization and localization of textual imaginaries : Theravada Buddhist statecraft in mainland Southeast Asia and Laos in the context of civilizational analysis / Patrice Ladwig

Frontier as civilization? : sociocultural dynamics in the uplands of Southeast Asia / Oliver Tappe

Anthropology, civilizational analysis, and the Malay world / Joel S. Kahn

Chinese civilization in comparative perspective : some markers / Stephan Feuchtwang

Technological choices and modern material civilization : reflections on everyday toilet practices in rural South China / Gonçalo Santos

Theoretical paradigm or methodological heuristic? : reflections on Kulturkreislehre with reference to China / Yang Shengmin and Wu Xiujie

Nomads and the theory of civilizations / Nikolay N. Kradin

The "orthodox", "Eurasian", or "Russian orthodox" civilization? / Milena Benovska-Sabkova

Afterword : anthropology, Eurasia and global history / Chris Hann.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Anthropology and civilizational analysis.

ISBN:

9781438469393

143846939X

OCLC:

1008773429

Publisher Number:

99977006026