Culture and Authenticity

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John Wiley & Sons, 2007 M12 26 - 192 pages
Authenticity is taken-for-granted as an absolute value in contemporary life. In Culture and Authenticity, Charles Lindholm calls upon anthropological case studies from different cultures, historical material, and comparative philosophy, to explore how notions of authenticity develop, what forms it takes, and how it changes over time.

  • Examines the idea of authenticity and its role in modern culture
  • Explores society’s preoccupation with authenticity and the search for ‘real’ experiences
  • Looks at how the concept of authenticity intersects with questions about religion, ethnicity, and race
  • Investigates authenticity in the context of fields such as dance, cuisine, travel, and the modern marketplace

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Contents

Introduction
1
Authenticity and
13
History Versus Heart in Classical Music
25
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure
39
4
52
Marketing Feeling
65
11
68
29
74
The Dance of the Scream
94
9
112
Authenticity On the Margins
125
An Anthropology of Authenticity
141
35
146
39
153
Bibliography
160
56
169

Authentic Cuisine and National Identity
77
7
88

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About the author (2007)

Charles Lindholm is a University Professor of Anthropology at Boston University. He is the author of six books and numerous articles, many of them on topics related to idealization and the nature of human spirituality.

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