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Three Approaches to the Cultural Anthropology of the Middle East1
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 March 2016
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Apart from the fact that anthropology has long been considered the bastard of the social sciences and the stepchild of the humanities, it is quite appropriate that a syllabus in Middle Eastern anthropology should follow those on geography, political science, and history. I cannot think of a single cultural anthropologist of my acquaintance dealing with Middle Eastern materials who has not urged, if not insisted, that his students familiarize themselves with the geography of the area, its ancient, medieval, and modern history, its religions, and its languages. Since most cultural anthropologists do field work in ar least one culture area, and many do it in two, the latter requirement is usually met with some degree of proficiency by anthropologists themselves and their graduate students. However, despite the obvious relevance of such great religious traditions as Islam, Christianity, and Judaism to the study of particular communities and regions within the Middle East, the acquaintance of anthropologists (not to mention students) with historical and religious materials remains sadly deficient, if only because of the richness of the literature available.
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No attempt has been made in the following sylaabi and bibliography to cover three of the subdisciplines traditionally associated with anthropological research—physical anthropology, linguistics, or archaeology. The approaches are so different and the sources are so numerous that each deserves separate treatment. The author wishes to thank Dale Eickelman, Harvey Goldberg, John Gulick, Derwood Lockard, and Nur Yalman for making available mimeographed materials to the Middle East Studies Association, materials that were in turn made available to the author and proved highly useful as the following syllabi and bibliography attest.
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SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTORY WORKS: REFERENCES: AND MONOGRAPHS
Social and Cultural Anthropology
I General Introductory Works