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Stephan Feuchtwang

Stephan Feuchtwang is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Stephan Feuchtwang rather than just read about it. In short: Stephan Feuchtwang (born 1937) is emeritus professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics (LSE). His main area of research is China.

Key takeaways

Stephan Feuchtwang belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Stephan Feuchtwang to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Stephan Feuchtwang from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Stephan Feuchtwang (born 1937) is emeritus professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics (LSE). His main area of research is China. He was born in Berlin in 1937, the son of Wilhelm Feuchtwang and Eva Neurath. His grandfather, David Feuchtwang, was the chief rabbi of Vienna. Feuchtwang is the author of books on Chinese popular religion, feng shui, and (with Wang Mingming) a book on local leadership: Grassroots Charisma in southern Fujian and northern Taiwan.

Selected works with Charlotte Bruckermann: The Anthropology of China. China as ethnographic and theoretical critique, Imperial College Press 2016, ISBN 978-1-78326-982-2. After the Event. The Transmission of Grievous Loss in Germany, China and Taiwan, berghahn 2011, ISBN 978-0-85745-086-9. The Anthropology of Religion, Charisma and Ghosts, De Gruyter 2010, ISBN 9783110223552. with Wang Mingming: Grassroots Charisma. Four Local Leaders in China, Routledge 2002, ISBN 9780415865579. The Imperial Metaphor: Popular Religion in China, Routledge 1992, ISBN 978-0415021463.

References

External links Interviewed by Alan Macfarlane in 2009 (video)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Stephan Feuchtwang

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Stephan Feuchtwang claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Stephan Feuchtwang before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Stephan Feuchtwang ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Stephan Feuchtwang

In research: Stephan Feuchtwang appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Stephan Feuchtwang in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Stephan Feuchtwang is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1937 births, Academics from Berlin, Anthropologist stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Stephan Feuchtwang outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Stephan Feuchtwang in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Stephan Feuchtwang in simple terms?

Stephan Feuchtwang (born 1937) is emeritus professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics (LSE). His main area of research is China.

Why does Stephan Feuchtwang matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Stephan Feuchtwang?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Stephan Feuchtwang.