Fish That Can't See Water: Anthropological Moments in Everyday Life

Is the fish always the last to see the water? How can we perceive the waters we inhabit? While busy with everyday life, can we also maintain a certain distance from it?
 
This small book on anthropology constantly paves paths for people to travel back and forth between classic ethnographies, contemporary social scenes, personal fieldwork, and life experiences. Distant, foreign lands may not be difficult to understand, and familiar perceptions are constantly challenged.
 
This book is naturally about anthropology. Culture, marriage, gifts, witchcraft, boundaries, symbols, food, revelry, purity, and artificial intelligence are all perennial anthropological topics. However, it sheds its academic flavor, with few concepts, theories, or academic histories. Instead, it extends an invitation to anthropology through readily available stories, timely questions, and simple, sincere advice, offering different perspectives for discovering and perceiving life.