The Making and Unmaking of Differences: Anthropological, Sociological and Philosophical Perspectives (Culture and Social Practice)

This book is about the making and unmaking of socio-cultural differences, seen from anthropological, sociological and philosophical perspectives. Some contributions are of a theoretical nature, such as when the »problem of translation«, »the enigma of alienity« or »queer theory« are addressed; other contributors throw light on contemporary issues like the integration of Muslims in Norway, identity-forming processes in »Creole« societies or »neo-traditionalist movements« and »identity« in Africa. Moreover, the book deals with »strangers« looked at from an »anthropology of the night«. Special emphasis is placed on how globalization and the rapid spread of ever new technologies of information have generated ever new patterns of inclusion and exclusion, and how these can be theorized. Untrivializing Differences : A Personal Introduction / Richard Rottenburg -- Diversity Versus Difference : Neo-liberalism In The Minority-debate / Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- Social Constructivism And The Enigma Of Strangeness / Richard Rottenburg -- Witchcraft, Evidence And The Localisation Of The Roman Catholic Church In Western Uganda / Heike Behrend -- Critical Note : Is African Philosophy Different / Lukas K. Sosoe -- Philosophy, Queer Theories, And The Overcoming Of Identity / Flavia Monceri -- Cultural Difference And The Problem Of Translation / Shingo Shimada -- Coming Back To One's Own : What Happens To Tradition In Neo-traditionalist Movements? / Karl-heinz Kohl -- How Different? : Re-examining The Process Of Creolization / Charles Stewart -- Strangers In The Night : The Making And Unmaking Of Differences From The Perspective Of An Anthropology Of The Night / Burkhard Schnepel. Richard Rottenburg, Burkhard Schnepel, Shingo Shimada (eds.). The Papers Collected In This Volume Are Based On Presentations Made At A Conference On 'the Making And Unmaking Of Differences, ' Which Was Held At The Institute Of Social Anthropology At The Martin Luther University In Halle-wittenberg In Oct. 2004--p. 11-12. Includes Bibliographical References. Richard Rottenburg Richard Rottenburg -- Thomas Hylland Eriksen Richard Rottenburg -- Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- Richard Rottenburg Richard Rottenburg -- Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- Richard Rottenburg -- Heike Behrend Richard Rottenburg -- Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- Richard Rottenburg -- Heike Behrend -- Lukas K. Sosoe Richard Rottenburg -- Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- Richard Rottenburg -- Heike Behrend -- Lukas K. Sosoe -- Flavia Monceri Richard Rottenburg -- Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- Richard Rottenburg -- Heike Behrend -- Lukas K. Sosoe -- Flavia Monceri -- Shingo Shimada Richard Rottenburg -- Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- Richard Rottenburg -- Heike Behrend -- Lukas K. Sosoe -- Flavia Monceri -- Shingo Shimada -- Karl-Heinz Kohl Richard Rottenburg -- Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- Richard Rottenburg -- Heike Behrend -- Lukas K. Sosoe -- Flavia Monceri -- Shingo Shimada -- Karl-Heinz Kohl -- Charles Stewart Richard Rottenburg-- Thomas Hylland Eriksen-- Richard Rottenburg-- Heike Behrend-- Lukas K. Sosoe-- Flavia Monceri-- Shingo Shimada-- Karl-Heinz Kohl-- Charles Stewart-- Burkhard Schnepel. This book is about the making and unmaking of socio-cultural differences, seen from anthropological, sociological and philosophical perspectives. Some contributions are of a theoretical nature, such as when the »problem of translation«, »the enigma of alienity« or »queer theory« are addressed; other contributors throw light on contemporary issues like the integration of Muslims in Norway, identity-forming processes in »Creole« societies or »neo-traditionalist movements« and »identity« in Africa. Moreover, the book deals with »strangers« looked at from an »anthropology of the night«. Special emphasis is placed on how globalization and the rapid spread of ever new technologies of information have generated ever new patterns of inclusion and exclusion, and how these can be theorized. Ethnologie,Sozialkonstruktivismus,Identität,Ethnizität,Culture,Social Inequality,Cultural Theory,Philosophy of Culture,Sociology of Culture,Cultural Studies CONTENT Untrivializing Difference. A Personal Introduction Diversity Versus Difference: Neo-liberalism in the Minority-Debate Social Constructivism and the Enigma of Strangeness Witchcraft, Evidence and the Localisation of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Uganda Critical Note. Is African Philosophy Different? Philosophy, Queer Theories, and the Overcoming of Identity Cultural Differences and the Problem of Translation Coming Back to One's Own: What Happens to Tradition in Neo-Traditionalist Movements? How different? Re-Examining the Process of Creolization Strangers in the Night: The Making and Unmaking of Differences from the Perspective of an Anthropology of the Night On the Authors Emphasises on how globalization and the rapid spread of technologies of information have generated patterns of inclusion and exclusion, and how these can be theorized. This book is about the making and unmaking of sociocultural differences, seen from anthropological, sociological, and philosophical perspectives.