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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... unique aura , copies cannot , by defini- tion , project the necessary ineffable radiance . The reasoning is circular ( only authentic art objects have a charismatic aura , art objects emitting that aura are authentic ) , and theological ...
... unique aura , copies cannot , by defini- tion , project the necessary ineffable radiance . The reasoning is circular ( only authentic art objects have a charismatic aura , art objects emitting that aura are authentic ) , and theological ...
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... unique approach to consumption and authenticity : " the new elite disdains all the words that were used as lavish compliments by the old gentry : delicate , dainty , respectable , decorous , opulent , luxurious , elegant , splendid ...
... unique approach to consumption and authenticity : " the new elite disdains all the words that were used as lavish compliments by the old gentry : delicate , dainty , respectable , decorous , opulent , luxurious , elegant , splendid ...
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... unique way . This model of nationhood was first proposed around the turn of the twentieth century by the French geogra- pher Paul Vidal de la Blache , whose theories were adopted by the Third Republic for inclusion into state approved ...
... unique way . This model of nationhood was first proposed around the turn of the twentieth century by the French geogra- pher Paul Vidal de la Blache , whose theories were adopted by the Third Republic for inclusion into state approved ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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