Making Knowledge

Making Knowledge presents the work of leading anthropologists who promote pioneering approaches to understanding the nature and social constitution of human knowledge. The book offers a progressive interdisciplinary approach to the subject and covers a rich and diverse ethnography. Presents cutting-edge research and theory in anthropology Includes many beautiful illustrations throughout The contributions cover a rich and diverse ethnography Offers a progressive interdisciplinary approach to the eternal questions concerning human knowledge Contributions by leading scholars in the field who explore a wide range of disciplines through an anthropological perspective

Making Knowledge presents the work of leadinganthropologists who promote pioneering approaches to understandingthe nature and social constitution of human knowledge. The bookoffers a progressive interdisciplinary approach to the subject andcovers a rich and diverse ethnography.* Presents cutting-edge research and theory inanthropology* Includes many beautiful illustrations throughout* The contributions cover a rich and diverse ethnography* Offers a progressive interdisciplinary approach to the eternalquestions concerning 'human knowledge'* Contributions by leading scholars in the field who explore awide range of disciplines through an anthropologicalperspective

Notes on contributors.Preface.Trevor H.J. Marchand: Introduction: Making knowledge:explorations of the indissoluble relation between mind, body, andenvironment.1 Greg Downey: 'Practice without theory': aneuroanthropological perspective on embodied learning.2 Tom Rice: Learning to listen: auscultation and thetransmission of auditory knowledge.3 Anna Odland Portisch: The craft of skilful learning: Kazakhwomen's everyday craft practices in western Mongolia.4 Nicolette Makovicky: 'Something to talk about':notation and knowledge-making among Central Slovaklace-makers.5 Trevor H.J. Marchand: Embodied cognition and communication:studies with British fine woodworkers.6 Tim Ingold: Footprints through the weather-world: walkingbreathing, knowing.7 Konstantinos Retsikas: Unconscious culture and consciousnature: exploring East Javanese conceptions of the person throughBourdieu's lens.8 Soumhya Venkatesan: Learning to weave; weaving to learn ...what?9 Roy Dilley: Reflections on knowledge practices and theproblem of ignorance.10 Emma Cohen: Anthropology of knowledge.Index.