Culture and AuthenticityWiley, 2008 - 176 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.
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Page 14
... called collective efferves- cence . In a real sense , the group is God – an insight to which I will return in later chapters . - These cultic items were treated with veneration and awe only because they functioned both as symbolic ...
... called collective efferves- cence . In a real sense , the group is God – an insight to which I will return in later chapters . - These cultic items were treated with veneration and awe only because they functioned both as symbolic ...
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... called tourist art , which had previously been disdained by collectors as fraudulent , imitative , and corrupt ; in other words , as wholly inauthentic.19 This remarkable revaluation can be explained partly by rubbish theory : i.e. ...
... called tourist art , which had previously been disdained by collectors as fraudulent , imitative , and corrupt ; in other words , as wholly inauthentic.19 This remarkable revaluation can be explained partly by rubbish theory : i.e. ...
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... called a doppio macchiato ) that appealed to those in the know , or who wanted to be in the know . Like members of the new professional class , Starbucks ' workers were called ' associates ' . They owned stock in the com- pany and were ...
... called a doppio macchiato ) that appealed to those in the know , or who wanted to be in the know . Like members of the new professional class , Starbucks ' workers were called ' associates ' . They owned stock in the com- pany and were ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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