Mimesis and Alterity : A Particular History of the Senses
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0415906873
ISBN-13
9780415906876
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 21st, 1992
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
470 grams
Dimensions
23.20 x 15.90 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Anthropology
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Taussig undertakes a history of the mimetic faculty. Using anthropological theory and the ideas of Benjamin, Adorno and Horckheimer the author analyses mimesis across time and cultures.
In his most ambitious and accomplished work to date, Michael Taussig undertakes a history of mimesis, the practice of imitation, and its relation to alterity, the opposition of Self and Other. Drawing upon such diverse sources as theories of Benjamin, Adorno and Horckheimer, research on the Cuna Indians, and theories of colonialism and postcolonialism, Taussig shows that the history of mimesis is deeply tied to colonialism, and more specifically, to the colonial trade''s construction of "savages." With analysis that is vigorous, unorthodox, and often breathtaking, Taussig''s cross-cultural discussion of mimesis deepens our understanding of the relationship between ethnography, racism and society.
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