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The Ethnography of Reading

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Exploring the art of reading across cultures.

This book could be a good read for someone interested in the cultural and historical transformations of reading, and its impact on societies. It provides insights on reading practices and experiences in different parts of the world, from ancient Israel to contemporary Indonesia and Kashaya Pomo Indian reservation. The book erases the line between orality and textuality, making it an insightful read for those interested in anthropology, literature, history, philosophy, religious and cultural studies.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Ethnography of Reading

Regular price RM103.64 MYR
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ISBN: 9780520081338
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM247.61 MYR
Date of Publication: 1993-07-14
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Sociology, Anthropology, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.85
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Description

Writing, the subject of much innovative scholarship in recent years, is only half of what we call literacy. The other half, reading, now finally receives its due in these groundbreaking essays by a distinguished group of anthropologists and literary scholars.The essays move well beyond the simple rubric of "literacy" in its traditional sense of evolutionary advancement from oral to written communication. Some investigate reading in exotically cross-cultural contexts. Some analyze the long historical transformation of reading in the West from a collective, oral practice to the private, silent one it is today, while others demonstrate that in certain Western contexts reading is still very much a social activity. The reading situations described here range from Anglo-Saxon England to contemporary Indonesia, from ancient Israel to a Kashaya Pomo Indian reservation.Filled with insights that erase the line between orality and textuality, this collection will attract a broad readership in anthropology, literature, history, and philosophy, as well as in religious, gender, and cultural studies.
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Exploring the art of reading across cultures.

This book could be a good read for someone interested in the cultural and historical transformations of reading, and its impact on societies. It provides insights on reading practices and experiences in different parts of the world, from ancient Israel to contemporary Indonesia and Kashaya Pomo Indian reservation. The book erases the line between orality and textuality, making it an insightful read for those interested in anthropology, literature, history, philosophy, religious and cultural studies.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.