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 67
... inner feelings . The price for this was cynicism and burn - out as a result of the constant effort to smile . Others followed the company line and actively tried to convince themselves that they truly wanted to be nurturing , seductive ...
... inner feelings . The price for this was cynicism and burn - out as a result of the constant effort to smile . Others followed the company line and actively tried to convince themselves that they truly wanted to be nurturing , seductive ...
Page 69
... inner emotional truth , hidden beneath the weighty bulk of cultural conditioning , parental restrictions , self - consciousness , and guilt . Like the adrenaline rush that motivates the edgeworker , feelings of heightened reality and ...
... inner emotional truth , hidden beneath the weighty bulk of cultural conditioning , parental restrictions , self - consciousness , and guilt . Like the adrenaline rush that motivates the edgeworker , feelings of heightened reality and ...
Page 70
... inner selves or uncover deep spiritual truths in order for them to buy hip new shoes . Instead , their purchases and performances are simply a momentary and directly pleasurable expression of immediate personal taste . 19 According to ...
... inner selves or uncover deep spiritual truths in order for them to buy hip new shoes . Instead , their purchases and performances are simply a momentary and directly pleasurable expression of immediate personal taste . 19 According to ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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