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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... symbolic festivals where participation in the milling crowd would work its solidifying magic . It was this aspect of Rousseau's philosophy that made him a hero of the French Revolution and of radical political movements ever since ...
... symbolic festivals where participation in the milling crowd would work its solidifying magic . It was this aspect of Rousseau's philosophy that made him a hero of the French Revolution and of radical political movements ever since ...
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... symbolic beginning of the Belizean rediscovery ( or invention ) of a distinctive national cuisine . The Queen's visit was a catalytic event , since it occurred just as the newly independent Belize was searching for appropriate symbols ...
... symbolic beginning of the Belizean rediscovery ( or invention ) of a distinctive national cuisine . The Queen's visit was a catalytic event , since it occurred just as the newly independent Belize was searching for appropriate symbols ...
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... symbolic statement to Cubans and to outsiders alike that the revolution would right the wrongs of the past , and ... symbolically united . This confluence is captured in a well - known rumba lyric : Now the people are happy and long live ...
... symbolic statement to Cubans and to outsiders alike that the revolution would right the wrongs of the past , and ... symbolically united . This confluence is captured in a well - known rumba lyric : Now the people are happy and long live ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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