{"title":"Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthnographic Studies in Subjectivity\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a unique exploration of human experience across diverse fields, blending philosophy, psychology, and cultural insight. Readers will find thought-provoking works that examine how individuals perceive and interpret their worlds, from the personal intricacies of value and altruism to broader societal constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis series invites reflection on the intersection of mind, culture, and behaviour, often bridging disciplines such as health, business, and travel. Through rich, detailed narratives, it reveals the subtle ways subjectivity shapes our understanding of history, community, and self.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-avatar-faculty-by-jeffrey-g-snodgrass-9780520384361","title":"The Avatar Faculty","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Avatar Faculty\u003c\/em\u003e creatively examines the parallels between spiritual and digital activities to explore the roles that symbolic second selves—\u003cem\u003eavatars\u003c\/em\u003e—can play in our lives. The use of avatars can allow for what anthropologists call \u003cem\u003eecstasy\u003c\/em\u003e, from the Greek \u003cem\u003eekstasis\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning \"standing outside oneself.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe archaic techniques of promoting spiritual ecstasy, which remain central to religious healing traditions around the world, now also have contemporary analogues in virtual worlds found on the internet. 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