The Power of the Between
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The Power of the Between

An Anthropological Odyssey

Paul Stoller

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The Power of the Between

An Anthropological Odyssey

Paul Stoller

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About This Book

It is the anthropologist's fate to always be between things: countries, languages, cultures, even realities. But rather than lament this, anthropologist Paul Stoller here celebrates the creative power of the between, showing how it can transform us, changing our conceptions of who we are, what we know, and how we live in the world.
Beginning with his early days with the Peace Corps in Africa and culminating with a recent bout with cancer, The Power of the Between is an evocative account of the circuitous path Stoller's life has taken, offering a fascinating depiction of how a career is shaped over decades of reading and research. Stoller imparts his accumulated wisdom not through grandiose pronouncements but by drawing on his gift for storytelling. Tales of his apprenticeship to a sorcerer in Niger, his studies with Claude LĂ©vi-Strauss in Paris, and his friendships with West African street vendors in New York City accompany philosophical reflections on love, memory, power, courage, health, and illness.
Graced with Stoller's trademark humor and narrative elegance, The Power of the Between is both the story of a distinguished career and a profound meditation on coming to terms with the impermanence of all things.

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780226775364
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Prologue: The Power of the Between
  4. 1 Seeking Truth
  5. 2 Alternative Truths
  6. 3 Embodiments
  7. 4 Knowledge
  8. 5 Sorcery
  9. 6 New York City
  10. 7 Complexities
  11. 8 Family
  12. 9 Sensuousness
  13. 10 Embodied Memories
  14. 11 Wood
  15. 12 New World Circuits
  16. 13 Art
  17. 14 Intersections
  18. 15 Weaving the World
  19. 16 Immunology and the Village of the Healthy
  20. 17 Entering the Village of the Sick
  21. 18 Sorcery in the World
  22. 19 Remission
  23. 20 Reconfiguration
  24. 21 Ethnography
  25. 22 Memoir
  26. 23 Imagination
  27. 24 Stories
  28. Epilogue: Flying on the Wings of the Wind
  29. Notes
  30. References
  31. Index