Animism beyond the Soul: Ontology, Reflexivity, and the Making of Anthropological Knowledge (Studies in Social Analysis (6))

Synopsis

Foreword : The Anthropology Of Ontology Meets The Writing Culture Debate. Is Reconciliation Possible? / Rane Willerslev -- Introduction : Anthropological Knowledge Making, The Reflexive Feedback Loop, And Conceptualizations Of The Soul / Katherine Swancutt And Mireille Mazard -- The Algebra Of Souls : Ontological Multiplicity And The Transformation Of Animism In Southwest China / Mireille Mazard -- Recursivity And The Self-reflexive Cosmos : Tricksters In Cuban And Brazilian Spirit Mediumship Practices / Diana Espãrto Santo -- Spirit Of The Future : Movement, Kinetic Distribution, And Personhood Among Siberian Eveny / Olga Ulturgasheva -- The Art Of Capture : Hidden Jokes And The Reinvention Of Animistic Ontologies In Southwest China / Katherine Swancutt -- Narratives Of The Invisible : Autobiography, Kinship, And Alterity In Native Amazonia / Vanessa Elisa Grotti And Marc Brightman -- Technological Animism : The Uncanny Personhood Of Humanoid Machines / Kathleen Richardson -- Postscript : Anthropologists And Healers And Radical Empiricists / Edith Turner