This colorful; richly textured account of spiritual training and practice within an American Indian social network emphasizes narrative over analysis. Thomas Buckley's foregrounding of Yurok narratives creates one major level of dialogue in an innovative ethnography that features dialogue as its central theoretical trope. Buckley places himself in conversation with contemporary Yurok friends and elders; with written texts; and with twentieth-century anthropology as well. He describes Yurok Indian spirituality as "a significant field in which individual and society meet in dialogue—cooperating; resisting; negotiating; changing each other in manifold ways. 'Culture;' here; is not a thing but a process; an emergence through time."
#1279206 in Books 1999-02-15 1999-02-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.50 x 6.00l; 1.34 #File Name: 0520218434544 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. One of the best books on Jewish life in the DiasporaBy AnthonyThis book is awesome. This was one of the first scholarly books that I have read on the topic of early 2nd Temple Judaism as concerns social assimilation. Barclay goes into much detail about the assimilation of Jews in Hellenistic societies throughout the Diaspora examining language; education; religion; philosophy; and also to what various extents Jews were socially integrated in Graeco-Roman societies.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Greak book; great shipping!By CustomerThis was my favorite of all the books for a required class. Excellent shipping on behalf of the company!! Thanks so much.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Definitive Text on the SubjectBy TfrumanI have not finished my review of the material but I have found this incredibly useful so far; especially with the cross references and appendices. Barclay does a splendid job of defnining the Jews in the Diaspora; providing context and understanding of a very complex time and culture.
