Showing papers by "Fredrik Barth published in 1989"
TL;DR: The authors argue that there is a need for anthropology to reshape Us assumptions, particularly in response to recent resexive and deconstructionist critiques, and present a revised set of assumptions with regard to cultural meanings, sharing, positioning and function.
Abstract: Field materials from North Bali are presented to question conventional anthropological conceptions of culture and common practices in its analysis. The author argues that there is a need for anthropology to reshape Us assumptions, particularly in response to recent resexive and deconstructionist critiques. A revised set of assumptions is presented with regard to cultural meanings, sharing, positioning and function; and its fruitfulness in the analysis of cultural reproduction in Bali is explored.
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