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 23
... taste ratified by their public consumption of art objects that can only be appreciated by taste - makers who are ahead of the curve . In other words , the market value of contemporary art is linked in very direct ways to the ability of ...
... taste ratified by their public consumption of art objects that can only be appreciated by taste - makers who are ahead of the curve . In other words , the market value of contemporary art is linked in very direct ways to the ability of ...
Page 73
... taste , educate the public , and “ reconstruct the individual and collective heritage " by " offering the world the hope of a future different from the polluted and taste- less one that the lords of the earth have programmed for all of ...
... taste , educate the public , and “ reconstruct the individual and collective heritage " by " offering the world the hope of a future different from the polluted and taste- less one that the lords of the earth have programmed for all of ...
Page 74
... tastes as it should taste , and vice versa . Finally , and most impor- tantly , authenticity is judged by enjoyment . If comestibles are authentic , they are ipso facto more pleasurable to consume than those that are inauthentic , and ...
... tastes as it should taste , and vice versa . Finally , and most impor- tantly , authenticity is judged by enjoyment . If comestibles are authentic , they are ipso facto more pleasurable to consume than those that are inauthentic , and ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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