16541

,

Charles Lindholm

Blackwell Pub.,

vi, 176 p. , 24 cm.

Authenticity and art -- Authenticity and music -- Seeking authenticity in travel and adventure -- The commodification of authenticity -- Authenticity and the self -- Authentic cuisine and national identity -- Authentic dance and national identity -- Modes of authenticity in the nation-state -- Israel and authentic Jewish identity -- Authenticity on the margins.,"Authenticity is taken-for-granted as an absolute value in contemporary life. In Culture and Authenticity, Charles Lindholm calls upon anthropological case studies from different cultures, historical material, and comparative philosophy, to explore how notions of authenticity develop, what forms it takes, and how it changes over time"--Publisherʹs web site.

HM

621

.L56

2008

9781405124423 (hardcover : alk. paper) ,

Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-168) and index.

2008