Stanley J. Tambiah (1929–2014)
Auteur van Magic, Science and Religion and the Scope of Rationality (Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures)
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Werken van Stanley J. Tambiah
Magic, Science and Religion and the Scope of Rationality (Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures) (1990) 94 exemplaren
Buddhism and the Spirit Cults in North-East Thailand (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) (1970) 35 exemplaren
World Conqueror and World Renouncer: A Study of Buddhism and Polity in Thailand against a Historical Background (1976) 29 exemplaren
The Buddhist Saints of the Forest and the Cult of Amulets (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) (1984) 29 exemplaren
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- Geboortedatum
- 1929-01-16
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2014-01-19
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- male
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- Sri Lanka (birth)
- Land (voor op de kaart)
- USA
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- #78,715
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- 3.8
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- 29
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- 1
I read this collection of lectures primarily for what it had to say on the anthropological treatment of magic, and it did not disappoint. A good overview of this particular topic is hard to come by, and this serves very well. Unfortunately for me, Tambiah subtly moves on from that to discuss the role of rationality in our society and worldbuilding. Equally intriguing, but I wish he had circled it back around to the points about beliefs in magic.
Those are quibbles, though. Anyone interested in the history of human intellect (he discusses the various positions on the psychic unity of mankind, which is often overlooked these days) will find this a fascinating addition to the collection.… (meer)