Between One and One Another

Informationen zum Autor Michael Jackson is Distinguished Visiting Professor of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School. His many anthropological books include Existential Anthropology and The Palm at the End of the Mind . Klappentext " Between One and One Another is a lively and fascinating exploration of the interplay between being a part of the lives of others! and being apart from them. Michael Jackson! one of the leading and most innovative anthropologists today! draws on a wealth of anthropological! literary! philosophical! and autobiographical resources to make his case on the matter. It's clear that a lifetime of learning and reflection has gone into the thoughts invested in this text."-Robert Desjarlais! author of Counterplay: An Anthropologist at the Chessboard Zusammenfassung Focuses on the interplay between two modes of human existence: that of participating in other peoples' lives and that of turning inward to one's self. This title shows how the historical complexities and particularities found in human interactions reveal the dilemmas, conflicts, cares, and concerns that shape all of our lives.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Jackson, Michael D. Jackson
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.01.2012
• EAN: 9780520272330
• ISBN: 978-0-520-27233-0
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General