When Women Held the Dragon's Tongue

When Women Held the Dragon's TonguePeasants tell tales, one prominent cultural historian tells us (Robert Darnton). Scholars must then determine and analyze what it is they are saying and whether or not to incorporate such tellings into their histories and ethnographies. Challenging the dominant culturalist approach associated with Clifford Geertz and Marshall Sahlins among others, this book presents a critical rethinking of the philosophical anthropologies found in specific histories

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The book presents classroom strategies that develop students' awareness of their own ideological subjectivities

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