Between Magic and Rationality: On the Limits of Reason in the Modern World (Critical Anthropology) - Softcover

 
9788763542135: Between Magic and Rationality: On the Limits of Reason in the Modern World (Critical Anthropology)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 8763542137 ISBN 13: 9788763542135
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2015

Synopsis

In Between Magic and Rationality, Vibeke Steffen, Steffen Jöhncke, and Kirsten Marie Raahauge bring together a diverse range of ethnographies that examine and explore the forms of reflection, action, and interaction that govern the ways different contemporary societies create and challenge the limits of reason.
           
The essays here visit an impressive array of settings, including international scientific laboratories, British spiritualist meetings, Chinese villages, Danish rehabilitation centers, and Uzbeki homes, where we encounter a diverse assortment of people whose beliefs and concerns exhibit an unusual but central contemporary dichotomy: scientific reason vis-à-vis spiritual/paranormal belief. Exploring the paradoxical way these modes of thought push against reason’s boundaries, they offer a deep look at the complex ways they coexist, contest each other, and are ultimately intertwined.

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About the Authors

Vibeke Steffen is associate professor in the department of anthropology at the University of Copenhagen. 


Steffen Jöncke is senior advisor in the department of anthropology at the University of Copenhagen.

Kirsten Marie Raahauge is associate professor in the School of Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.

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Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8763542137
ISBN 13 
9788763542135
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
380
Editor
Steffen Vibeke, Jöhncke Steffen, Raahauge Kirsten Marie