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100	1		_aMatthews, Luke J. _eauthor. _938174
245	1	0	_aTheorizing the anthropology of belief : _bmagic, conspiracies, and misinformation / _cby Luke J. Matthews and Paul Robertson. _hEnglish.
250			_a1st.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group, _c2024.
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300			_a97 p. ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
365			_b39.99 _cPound
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe bidirectional relationship of ontology and epistemology -- Bidirectionality in the "ontological turn" in anthropology -- Bidirectionality of ontology-epistemology in the Western tradition -- Evolution, biological anthropology, and archeology in ontological perspective -- Quantitative cultural analysis within ontological uniqueness -- The scientific study of low-verifiability beliefs -- An ontology of anthropology as both a science and a humanities.
520			_a"This book explores both scientific and humanistic theoretical traditions in anthropology through the lens of ontology. The first part of the book examines different methods for generating valid anthropological knowledge, and proposes a shift in current consensus. Drawing on western scholars of antiquity and the medieval period and moving away from twentieth century theorists, it argues that we must first make ontological assumptions about the kinds of things that can exist (or not) before we can then develop epistemologies that study those kinds of things. The book goes on to apply the ontology-first theory to a set of case studies in modern day conspiracy theories, misinformation, and magical thinking. It asserts that we need to move away from unneeded metaphysical assumptions of conspiracy theories being misinformation, and argues that reconstructing particular historical events can be a fruitful zone for application of quantitative methods to humanistic questions. Theorizing the Anthropology of Belief is an excellent supplementary suitable for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in anthropological theory"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aPhilosophical anthropology. _938175
650		0	_aAnthropology _xMethodology. _919444
650		0	_aOntology _xSocial aspects. _938176
650		0	_aBelief and doubt. _938177
700	1		_aRobertson, Paul. _eauthor. _938178
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aMatthews, Luke J. _tTheorizing the anthropology of belief _dNew York, NY : Routledge, 2024 _z9781003360872 _w(DLC) 2023037813
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