Comments on: Five Fun Books http://www.theoria.ca/theoria/archives/2008/11/five-fun-books.html animals : social theory : violence Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:09:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Craig http://www.theoria.ca/theoria/archives/2008/11/five-fun-books.html/comment-page-1#comment-43016 Craig Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:01:52 +0000 http://www.theoria.ca/theoria/?p=654#comment-43016 The Evans is helpful in terms of thinking about the general economy of violence, the relation between man/animal and sacred/profane. There are, of course, a number of problems with it: the work is not especially coherent - conflicting explanations are given for what appear to be the same phenomena (sometimes it is because they are superstitious, sometimes because they are uncivilized, sometimes because of lex talionis, etc), it isn't especially well organized, but there is a wealth of information, should anyone want to do the requisite work and make it intelligible. The Evans is helpful in terms of thinking about the general economy of violence, the relation between man/animal and sacred/profane. There are, of course, a number of problems with it: the work is not especially coherent – conflicting explanations are given for what appear to be the same phenomena (sometimes it is because they are superstitious, sometimes because they are uncivilized, sometimes because of lex talionis, etc), it isn’t especially well organized, but there is a wealth of information, should anyone want to do the requisite work and make it intelligible.

]]> By: Scu http://www.theoria.ca/theoria/archives/2008/11/five-fun-books.html/comment-page-1#comment-43012 Scu Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:28:31 +0000 http://www.theoria.ca/theoria/?p=654#comment-43012 I am really glad that they made an affordable copy of the King's Two Bodies. And I guess I should read the Evans book sometime. But somehow I doubt it will be anytime soon. I am really glad that they made an affordable copy of the King’s Two Bodies.

And I guess I should read the Evans book sometime. But somehow I doubt it will be anytime soon.

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