Nachdem Rituale in den Sozial- und Humanwissenschaften mit Ausnahme der Ethnologie in den letzten Jahrzehnten kaum thematisiert worden sind, l finden sie seit einiger Zeit wieder verstarkt Beachtung. Fur die Entstehung, Aufrechterhaltung und Veranderung des Sozialen haben sie eine weitaus grossere Bedeutung als dies im allgemeinen angenommen wurde. Zu einem besseren Verstandnis der sozialen Bedeutung von Ritualen beizutragen, ist das Ziel dieser Untersuchung. Sie geht davon aus, dass Kontinuitat beanspru chende soziale Prozesse haufig als Rituale inszeniert und aufgefuhrt werden. Als rituelle...
Nachdem Rituale in den Sozial- und Humanwissenschaften mit Ausnahme der Ethnologie in den letzten Jahrzehnten kaum thematisiert worden sind, l finden ...
Bringing together historical and cultural perspectives on the senses, and their association with body, emotion, cultural memory and tradition, this book examines the significance of senses in the understanding of the world and the self. Further, in comparing Indian and western theories of senses, it highlights the anthropological, philosophical and religious underpinnings of our engagement with a changing world, globalization, and new media.
Bringing together historical and cultural perspectives on the senses, and their association with body, emotion, cultural memory and tradition, this bo...
Since culture, the media and the arts deal with the perception and the processing of catastrophe, what kind of social knowledge does this process produce and how does it contribute to the sustainable development of societies? The book seeks to understand how societies and cultures deal with disaster and the rhetorical means they resort to in order to represent it. It is situated on the cusp between the response to natural catastrophe, the renewed awareness of human vulnerability in the face of environmental hazard and irresponsible policies and the social role of traditional knowledge...
Since culture, the media and the arts deal with the perception and the processing of catastrophe, what kind of social knowledge does this process p...
This volume develops a unique framework to understand India through indigenous and European perspectives, and examines how it copes with the larger challenges of a globalized world. Through a discussion of religious and philosophical traditions, cultural developments as well as contemporary theatre, films and media, it explores the manner in which India negotiates the trials of globalization. It also focuses upon India's school and education system, its limitations and successes, and how it prepares to achieve social inclusion. The work further shows how contemporary societies in both...
This volume develops a unique framework to understand India through indigenous and European perspectives, and examines how it copes with the larger...
