Verging on Extra-Vagance: Anthropology, History, Religion, Literature, Arts . . . Showbiz

by James A. Boon

Book Overview

In this book, James Boon ranges through history and around the globe in a series of provocative reflections on the limitations, attractions, and ambiguities of cultural interpretation. The book reflects the unusual keyword of its title, extra-vagance, a term Thoreau used to refer to thought that skirts traditional boundaries. Boon follows Thoreau's lead by broaching subjects as diverse as Balinese ritual, Montaigne, Chaucer, Tarzan,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691016313
• ISBN13: 9780691016313
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"