Books can be deceiving: Edith Turner and the problem of categories in anthropology
Engelke, M.
(2001).
Books can be deceiving: Edith Turner and the problem of categories in anthropology.
Anthropology and Humanism,
26(2), 124-133.
https://doi.org/10.1525/ahu.2001.26.2.124
This article situates Edith Turner's first book, The Spirit and the Drum, in relation to feminist and postmodern work within anthropology. Drawing on each tradition, the author shows how Turner's work fits easily into neither, suggesting, rather, that such categorizations fail to capture the richness and depth of the work.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2002 American Anthropological Association |
| Departments |
LSE > Academic Departments > Sociology > LSE Human Rights LSE > Academic Departments > Anthropology |
| DOI | 10.1525/ahu.2001.26.2.124 |
| Date Deposited | 05 Nov 2008 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/18108 |
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