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Existential Anthropology

Existential Anthropology is a philosophical framework within theological anthropology that examines human existence in terms of individual freedom, self-awareness, and authentic being, emphasizing the lived experience of persons in relation to the divine, finitude, and meaning-making.

74

Publications

3.6K

Citations

120

Authors

79

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

18

Parents

Publications

74

Between Michel Foucault and Erving Goffman: between discourse in the abstract and face-to-face interaction

Ian Hacking · Economy and Society · 2004 · 551 citations

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Permanent personhood or meaningful decline? Toward a critical anthropology of successful aging

Sarah Lamb · Journal of Aging Studies · 2014 · 330 citations

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On Personhood: An Anthropological Perspective from Africa

John Comaroff, Jean Comaroff · Social Identities · 2001 · 192 citations

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Lifeworlds: Essays in Existential Anthropology

Thomas J. Csordas · American Anthropologist · 2014 · 175 citations

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The mismanaged soul: Existential labor and the erosion of meaningful work

Catherine Bailey, Adrian Madden, Kerstin Alfes et al. · Human Resource Management Review · 2016 · 170 citations · Full text

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Authors

120

  1. MC
    Michael Carrithers

    Durham University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  2. AP
    Albert Piette

    UCLouvain, Belgium

    2 publications · 159 citations

    2

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  3. SL
    Steven Lukes

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 30 citations

    2

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  4. SC
    Steven Collins

    University of Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 30 citations

    2

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  5. VD
    Veena Das

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    1 publications · 53 citations

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Institutions

79

  1. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  2. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    37 citations

  3. University of Otago

    Dunedin, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    66 citations

  4. Université Paris Nanterre

    Nanterre, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    110 citations

  5. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    175 citations

  6. Collège de France

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    551 citations

  7. Grand Rapids Community College

    Grand Rapids, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    58 citations

  8. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    170 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 171 citations

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  2. American Ethnologist

    AE · 3 publications · 60 citations

    3

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  3. Critique of Anthropology

    2 publications · 61 citations

    2

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  4. American Anthropologist

    2 publications · 227 citations

    2

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  5. Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory

    2 publications · 133 citations

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