The Ends of the World

Deborah Danowski

ISBN 10: 1509503986 / ISBN 13: 9781509503988

Verlag: Polity, 2016

The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic D at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276. . 2016. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781509503988

Inhaltsangabe:

The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic Ð at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Indeed, in the face of the growing perception of the dire effects of global warming, some of these visions have been given a new lease on life. Information and analyses concerning the human causes and the catastrophic consequences of the planetary ‘crisis’ have been accumulating at an ever-increasing rate, mobilising popular opinion as well as academic reflection.

In this book, philosopher Déborah Danowski and anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro offer a bold overview and interpretation of these current discourses on ‘the end of the world’, reading them as thought experiments on the decline of the West’s anthropological adventure Ð that is, as attempts, though not necessarily intentional ones, at inventing a mythology that is adequate to the present. This work has important implications for the future development of ecological practices and it will appeal to a broad audience interested in contemporary anthropology, philosophy, and environmentalism.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Deborah Danowski is Professor of Philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.Eduardo Viveiros de Castro is Professor of Anthropology at the National Museum of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Eduardo Viveiros de Castro is a Brazilian anthropologist and professor at the National Museum of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.Peter Skafish is Andrew W. Mellon postdoctoral fellow in the Anthropology Department at McGill University.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Ends of the World
Verlag: Polity
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New