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 18
... means of technical research on provenance and forensic proof rationalizes the value of the work and therefore undermines the charismatic aura that is at the heart of its attraction . It becomes simply a thing , like any other , to be ...
... means of technical research on provenance and forensic proof rationalizes the value of the work and therefore undermines the charismatic aura that is at the heart of its attraction . It becomes simply a thing , like any other , to be ...
Page 26
... means that were not exactly those available to Bach.3 Landowska thought she was revitalizing Bach's music by her empathy for his compositions and by her own creative ability . But this sort of certainty has become much rarer today ...
... means that were not exactly those available to Bach.3 Landowska thought she was revitalizing Bach's music by her empathy for his compositions and by her own creative ability . But this sort of certainty has become much rarer today ...
Page 57
... means first of all that the objective world is regarded with unparalleled uncertainty . It also means that there is the new possibility of pur- chasing an objectified identity space that is different from and more expressive and ...
... means first of all that the objective world is regarded with unparalleled uncertainty . It also means that there is the new possibility of pur- chasing an objectified identity space that is different from and more expressive and ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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