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 27
... claim to embody its elusive spirit ; the historicists are precise and studi- ous ; they are musical priests , repeating its sacred texts . To hark back to the model of authenticity I outlined earlier , the interpreter follows a method ...
... claim to embody its elusive spirit ; the historicists are precise and studi- ous ; they are musical priests , repeating its sacred texts . To hark back to the model of authenticity I outlined earlier , the interpreter follows a method ...
Page 86
... claim an elite designation . As Robert Ulin says , the designation of appellations " takes for granted the social construction of authenticity , quality , and taste , and therefore tends to naturalize the social and historical ...
... claim an elite designation . As Robert Ulin says , the designation of appellations " takes for granted the social construction of authenticity , quality , and taste , and therefore tends to naturalize the social and historical ...
Page 128
... claim an exotic Gypsy heritage ; others concentrated on the faint indications of a Turkish and Syrian background , while still others focused on their supposed American Indian ancestry . Proliferating Melungeon websites began to " turn ...
... claim an exotic Gypsy heritage ; others concentrated on the faint indications of a Turkish and Syrian background , while still others focused on their supposed American Indian ancestry . Proliferating Melungeon websites began to " turn ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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