The proposition of this book, "Let 'society' have 'culture'" is a localized reflection on the lack of a "cultural" perspective in Chinese "society" research. At the same time, this is also a self-localized reflection on China studies in cultural anthropology. These include: ① Self-indigenization reflection in the face of Western academics entering China; ② Self-indigenization reflection in conducting local research in China as a "native"; ③ Self-indigenization reflection in historical locality; ④ Self-indigenization of mind in field research. The first part: Distinguish between "name" and "name", explore the profound academic connotation of Chinese "literature" as the way of interaction of all things, and then understand the research paradigm of "culture" as the meaning encoding system of human behavior. Part Two: Returning "learning" to the local area, thinking about the theoretical dialogue of anthropological China studies through local anthropology and Taiwanese school of China studies. Part Three: "Wen" talks about clan, through historical clan research, and dialogues with related theories such as "Weber's Proposition", Friedman's "Border Theory" and "Differential Pattern". Part Four: "Ghost" talks about empire, reflecting on how empires in history promoted the nationalization process in the Southwest through the localization of "ghost".
Reader comments
This book is very interesting! It explores the localization issues in anthropology and gives me a deeper understanding of "society" and "culture". The views in the book remind me of some of my friends around me. In the process of pursuing their dreams, they will also encounter collisions and integration with Western culture. The book's reflection on local history is also very profound, which made me understand the importance of cultural inheritance and development. I think this is a book worth reading and will give people a lot of inspiration.
This book is very interesting! It explores the localization issues in anthropology and gives me a deeper understanding of "society" and "culture". The views in the book remind me of some of my friends around me. In the process of pursuing their dreams, they will also encounter collisions and integration with Western culture. The book's reflection on local history is also very profound, which made me understand the importance of cultural inheritance and development. I think this is a book worth reading and will give people a lot of inspiration.