1st Edition

The Ethnography of Moralities

Edited By Signe Howell Copyright 1997
246 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

Focusing on the social construction of morality, The Ethnography of Moralities discusses a topic which is complex but central to the study and nature of anthropology. With the recent shift towards an interest in indigenous notions of self and personhood, questions pertaining to the moral and ethical origins of beliefs relating to human rights become increasingly relevant. Some of the questions... Read more
Notes on contributors, Preface, Introduction, Part I Discourses on morality, Part II The gendering of moralities, Index

Biography

Signe Howell