Practices of truth an ethnomethodological inquiry into Arab contexts / Baudouin Dupret.

Author/creator Dupret, Baudouin
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
Descriptionxiv, 173 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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SeriesPragmatics & beyond new series; v. 214
Contents Learning the truth: memorizing the Koran in an Egyptian kuttâb -- The context of truth practices: legislating the sharîa at the shopfloor level -- Telling the truth: the judge and the law in family matters -- The truth about oneself: three Arab channels and their "self-presentation" -- Speaking the truth: advocacy video clips against terror -- Narratives of truth: documenting the mind in a psychiatric hospital -- Conclusion: Truth: a matter of language game and practical achievement.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [165]-169) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011030027
ISBN9789027256171 (hb : alk. paper)
ISBN9789027284655 (eb)

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