The Anthropology of Texts, Persons and Publics.

The Anthropology of Texts, Persons and Publics.

Thought-provoking study of the relationship between verbal and oral texts and their role in society.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Barber, Karin, 1949-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Series:	New departures in anthropology.
Subjects:	Oral tradition. Oral tradition > Africa. Folklore. Folklore > Africa. folklore (culture-related concept) Folklore Oral tradition Africa
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; One Anthropology and text; Two Genre, society and history; Three The constitution of oral texts; Four Text and personhood; Five Audiences and publics; Six The private; Seven Textual fields and popular creativity; Notes; Bibliography; Index.