Culture and authenticity
Title:
Culture and authenticity
Author:
Lindholm, Charles, 1946-
ISBN:
9781405124423
9781405124430
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
Physical Description:
vi, 176 p. ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Formerly CIP.
Contents:
Pt. I. Personal Authenticity -- 1. Authenticity and Art -- 2. Authenticity and Music -- 3. Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure -- 4. The Commodification of Authenticity -- 5. Authenticity and the Self -- Pt. II. Collective Authenticity -- 6. Authentic Cuisine and National Identity -- 7. Authentic Dance and National Identity -- 8. Modes of Authenticity in the Nation-State -- 9. Israel and Authentic Jewish Identity -- 10. Authenticity On the Margins -- Conclusion: An Anthropology of Authenticity.
Abstract:
"Authenticity is taken for granted as an absolute value in contemporary life. We speak of authentic art, music, food, dance, and people. Authenticity can be found in moments of extreme danger, in the pleasures of carnival, in the taste of champagne. As anthropologist Charles Lindholm shows in this engaging new book, the hope for an authentic experience draws us to charismatic leaders, expressive artists, and fanatical collectors. It also can lead to the bloodshed of ethnic cleansing. In Culture and Authenticity, Lindholm argues that the pervasive desire for authenticity is a consequence of a modern loss of faith and meaning."--BOOK JACKET.
Electronic Access:
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2007011996-b.htmlPublisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2007011996-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007011996.html