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The Textual Life of Savants: Ethnography, Iceland, and the Linguistic Turn (Studies in Anthropology and History)

The Textual Life of Savants: Ethnography, Iceland, and the Linguistic Turn (Studies in Anthropology and History)

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  • ISBN-13: 9783718657216
  • ISBN: 371865721X
  • Edition: y First edition
  • Publication Date: 1995
  • Publisher: Routledge

AUTHOR

Gisli Palsson

SUMMARY

From Life to Text Times, Lives and Medieval Texts Lives, Texts and Modern Realities The Factual, the Fictive and the Fabulous Novel and Ethnography The Metaphor of Cultural Translation Sagas, History, and Social Life The Power of Words and the Context of Witchcraft Fetishized Language, Symbolic Capital, and Social Identity Enskilment and Sea: From Rules to Practice Fast Fish and Loose Talk: Beyond Textualist Appropriation Conclusion: Towards a Theory of Living DiscourseGisli Palsson is the author of 'The Textual Life of Savants: Ethnography, Iceland, and the Linguistic Turn (Studies in Anthropology and History)', published 1995 under ISBN 9783718657216 and ISBN 371865721X.

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