Mimesis and Alterity: A Particular History of the Senses John Banville A stirring trip through the

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Mimesis and Alterity: A Particular History of the Senses John Banville A stirring trip through theIn his most ambitious and accomplished work to date, Michael Taussig undertakes a history of mimesis, the practice of imitation, and its relation to alterity, the opposition of Self and Other. Drawing upon such diverse sources as theories of Benjamin, Adorno and Horckheimer, research on the Cuna Indians, and theories of colonialism and postcolonialism, Taussig shows that the history of mimesis is deeply tied to colonialism, and more specifically, to