The Anthropology of Texts, Persons and Publics by Barber, Karin

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The Anthropology of Texts, Persons and Publics by Barber, KarinISBN: 9780521837873 Cambridge University Press 14 May 2014 Hardback 288 pages What can texts both written and oral tell us about the societies that produce them? How are texts constituted in different cultures, and how do they shape societies and individuals? How can we understand the people who compose them? Drawing on examples from Africa and other countries, this original study sets out to answer these questions, by exploring textuality from a

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