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Symbols: Public and Private - Couverture souple

Firth, Raymond

 
9780801491504: Symbols: Public and Private
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0801491509 ISBN 13 : 9780801491504
Editeur : Cornell University Press, 1975

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book first published in 1971 offers a broad survey of the study of symbolic ideas and behaviour.

The study of symbolism is popular nowadays and anthropologists have made substantial contributions to it. Raymond Firth has long been internationally known for his field research in the Solomons and Malaysia, and for his theoretical work on kinship, economics and religion. Here from a new angle, he has produced a broad survey of the study of symbolic ideas and behaviour.

Professor Firth examines definitions of symbol. He traces the history of scientific inquiry into the symbolism of religious cults, mythology and dreams back into the eighteenth century. He compares some modern approaches to symbolism in art, literature and philosophy with those in social anthropology. He then cites examples in anthropological treatment of symbolic material from cultures of varying sophistication. Finally he offers dispassionate analyses of symbols used in contemporary Western situations - from hair-styles to the use and abuse of national flags; from cults of Black Jesus to the Eucharistic rite. In all this Professor Firth combines social and political topicality with a scholarly and provocative theoretical inquiry.

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Éditeur
Cornell University Press
Date d'édition
1975
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0801491509
ISBN 13 
9780801491504
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
469
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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