Elgar encyclopedia of political anthropology / edited by Arpad Szakolczai (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University College Cork, Ireland) and Paul O'Connor (Associate Professor, Department of Government and Society, United Arab Emirates University, UAE).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Szakolczai, Árpád, editor.

O'Connor, Paul, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar encyclopedias in the social sciences

Elgar encyclopedias in the social sciences series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political anthropology--Encyclopedias.

Political anthropology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (734 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This Encylopedia explores the anthropological underpinnings of politics. Featuring biographical entries that reconstruct the life-works of key theorists from across the globe alongside topical entries on a range of issues in political anthropology, it poses the question: what does it mean to be human in contemporary times? Entries examine classic and modern perspectives in philosophical anthropology, and analyse themes such as the human capacity for meaning-making and how it is impacted by modernity, the dynamics of socio-political transformations and how varying perceptions of human nature have shaped political theory and practice. The Encyclopedia provides thought-provoking insight into the anthropological foundations of contemporary political and cultural phenomena, drawing from work in a wide range of connected fields including comparative historical sociology, classical philosophical anthropology, mythology, art history and beyond. Students and academics in political science and public policy, sociology, anthropology, philosophy and historiography will greatly benefit from this Encyclopedia's comprehensive overview of political anthropology. It is also a valuable reference tool for political practitioners. Key Features Over 130 entries written by leading international scholars Demonstrates how hypermodern society systematically disconnects humanity from many aspects of reality Considers anthropology in a broad, multi-disciplinary sense, tracing the meaning back to the Enlightenment and classical times Incorporates relevant perspectives from classical philosophical anthropology, archaeology, comparative historical sociology, mythology, and civilisational analysis"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction: On political anthropology / Arpad Szakolczai and Paul O'Connor

Part 1: Biographical entries

1. Agamben, Giorgio / Carlo Crosato

2. Alinei, Mario / Francesco Benozzo

3. Allen, Nichuolas / Robert Parkin

4. Aquinas, Thomas / Gabriele De Anna

5. Ariès, Philippe / Patrick Hutton

6. Aristotle / Gabriele De Anna

7. Augustine / Giuliana Parotto

8. Bateson, Gregory / Bjorn Thomassen

9. Borkenau, Franz / Arpad Szakolczai

10. Broch, Hermann / Jürgen Heizmann

11. Calasso, Roberto / Arpad Szakolczai

12. Camus, Albert / Ron Srigley

13. Darwin, Charles / Christian Illies

14. Dickens, Charles / Arpad Szakolczai

15. Dilthey, Wilhelm / Austin Harrington

16. Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Peter Winsky

17. Dumont, Louis / Robert Parkin

18. Elias, Norbert / Robert van Krieken

19. Ellul, Jacques / Patrick Chastenet

20. Foucault, Michel / Arpad Szakolczai

21. Gell, Alfred / Arpad Szakolczai

22. Girard, René / Harald Wydra

23. Hegel, Georg Friedrich Wilhelm / Christian Illies

24. Heidegger, Martin / Harald Seubert

25. Henry, Michel / Frédéric Seyler

26. Hobbes, Thomas / Thierry Gontier

27. Huizinga, Johan / Christophe de Voogd

28. Huxley, Aldous / Arpad Szakolczai

29. Kerényi, Károly / Gyula Lindner

30. Kierkegaard, Søren / René Rosfort

31. Koselleck, Reinhart / Jani Marjanen

32. Lévy-Bruhl, Lucien / Stanislas Deprez

33. Macintyre, Alasdair / Peter McMylor

34. Mann, Thomas / Harvey Goldman

35. Márai, Sándor / Agnes Horvath

36. Mauss, Marcel / Frank Adloff

37. Mumford, Lewis / Arpad Szakolczai

38. Nietzsche, Friedrich / Alan Schrift

39. Ortega y Gasset, José / Harald Wydra

40. Orwell, George / Tom Boland

41. Pascal, Blaise / Matthew W. Maguire

42. Pizzorno, Alessandro / Arpad Szakolczai

43. Plato / Arpad Szakolczai and Agnes Horvath

44. Pocock, John / John Marshall

45. Popitz, Heinrich / Jochen Dreher

46. Radin, Paul / Arpad Szakolczai and Bjørn Thomassen

47. Scheler, Max / Eric J. Mohr

48. Schleiermacher, Friedrich / Enoch H. Kuo

49. Serres, Michel / Andreas Bandak and Daniel M. Knight

50. Simmel, Georg / Thomas Kemple

51. Tarde, Gabriel / Harald Wydra

52. Tocqueville, Alexis de / David A. Eisenberg

53. Turnbull, Colin / Roy Richard Grinker

54. Turner, Victor W. / Mathieu Deflem

55. Unamuno, Miguel de / Alberto Penades

56. Van Gennep, Arnold / Bjørn Thomassen

57. Vico, Giambattista / Donald P. Verene

58. Voegelin, Eric / Barry Cooper

59. Warburg, Aby / Maurizio Ghelardi

60. Weber, Max / Sajjad Ahmadian and Stephen Turner

61. Whitehead, Alfred North / Paul Stenner

62. Wittgenstein, Ludwig / Davide Sparti

Part 2. Topical entries

63. Alchemy / Agnes Horvath

64. Alcohol / John O'Brien

65. Beauty / Christian Illies

66. Biblical liminality / Marius Ion Bența

67. Biopolitics / Monica Greco

68. Bolshevism / Richard Sakwa

69. Boundaries / Marius Ion Bența

70. Charis / Agnes Horvath

71. Christian monastic anthropology / Mette Birkedal and Bruun

72. Civilisational dynamics / Paul O'Connor

73. Civilising process / John O'Brien

74. Collective memory / Paul O'Connor

75. Concrete, the / Alan D. Schrift

76. Conservatism / Zoltán Balázs

77. Court society / Robert van Krieken

78. Criminalisation / Lindsay Farmer

79. Critique / Tom Boland

80. Cultural intimacy / Michael Herzfeld

81. Democracy / Harald Wydra

82. Elite theory: Pareto, Mosca, Michels / Ilaria Riccioni

83. Eschatology / Matthias Riedl

84. Ethnic and religious minorities / Nándor Bárdi and Árpád Töhötöm Szabó

85. Etruscan political institutions / Maurizio Harari and Nicholas James Macchione

86. Eugenics / Edmund Ramsden

87. Expertise and experts / Richard R. Frohock and Stephen P. Turner

88. Fascism / Roger Griffin

89. Feeling and liminal affectivity / Paul Stenner

90. French Revolution / Camil Francisc Roman

91. Friendship / John von Heyking

92. Genealogy / Arpad Szakolczai

93. Globalisation / Paul O'Connor

94. Gnosticism, modern / Arpad Szakolczai

95. Home / Paul O'Connor

96. Humanitarianism / Egor Novikov

97. Knowledge / Paul O'Connor

98. Law as technology / Eugene McNamee

99. Liberty and liberalism / David Walsh

100. Liminality / Agnes Horvath and Arpad Szakolczai

101. Limits / Thomas S. J. Smith

102. Linguistic anthropology: Boas, sapir, whorf / John Leavitt

103. Magic / Agnes Horvath

104. Mask / Arpad Szakolczai

105. Meaning and symbols / Harald Wydra

106. Method / Arpad Szakolczai

107. Mimetic studies / Nidesh Lawtoo

108. Nation / Rosario Forlenza

109. Neanderthals / Marylène

110. Orthodox civilization / Manussos Marangudakis

111. Palaeolithic decorated caves / Marc Groenen

112. Patronage / Michael Herzfeld

113. Perception, in medieval philosophy / José Filipe Silva

114. Person and personalism / David Walsh

115. Pilgrimage / Simon Coleman

116. Poetry / Tríona Ní Shíocháin

117. Political alchemy / Agnes Horvath

118. Political religions / Peter McMylor

119. Prayer / Andreas Bandak

120. Pre-columbian america / Esther Pasztory

121. Presence / Franziska Hoppen

122. Privacy, in history / Mette Birkedal Bruun and Paolo Astorri

123. Propaganda / James Fairhead and Cesare Silla

124. Revolution / Bjørn Thomassen

125. Russian orthodox theology / Andrea Oppo

126. Scepticism in politics / K. S. Hodge

127. Secrecy / Janos Mark Szakolczai

128. Secret police / James A. Kapaló

129. State, emergence in the near east / Marcella Frangipane

130. Sustainability / Evan Boyle

131. Technology / Gilbert Germain

132. Theatricalisation / Arpad Szakolczai

133. Trickster / Arpad Szakolczai

134. Trust / Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Martos

135. Utopian socialism / Peter McMylor

136. Void / Agnes Horvath

Postscript: Design for the human to come / Tim Ingold.

Notes:

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9781035310494 (e-book)

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