Anthropology (Classic Reprint): An Introduction to the Study of Man and Civilization - Couverture souple

Edward B. Tylor

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330331591 ISBN 13 : 9781330331590

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How people shape their world—and themselves—across time and place.

This exploration shows how early builders, artists, and makers moved from simple to more complex ways of living, from wooden beginnings to stone architecture, and from practical dress to expressive body art.

The text traces architecture’s roots, including how ancient builders copied wooden ideas into stone and how Greek and Egyptian structures evolved. It also examines clothing and adornment, from practical coverings to decorative paints, tattoos, and hairstyles that mark status, ritual, or identity. Along the way, it reflects on how these practices reveal a culture’s values, technologies, and connections to the wider world.

• How architectural ideas develop from wood to stone, and how cultural exchange shapes design
• Why body decoration—paint, tattooing, scarification, and hairstyles—varies by region and era
• How clothing and cosmetic practices reflect both practicality and status
• Examples from many cultures to illustrate common patterns in human life

Ideal for readers curious about the origins of culture and how people live, dress, and build across the globe.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In times when subjects of education have multiplied, it may seem at first sight a hardship to lay on the already heavily-pressed student a new science. But it will be found that the real effect of Anthropology is rather to lighten than increase the strain of learning. In the mountains we see the bearers of heavy burdens contentedly shoulder a carrying-frame besides, because they find its weight more than compensated by the convenience of holding together and balancing their load. So it is with the science of Man and Civilization, which connects into a more manageable whole the scattered subjects of an ordinary education. Much of the difficulty of learning and teaching lies in the scholars not seeing clearly what each science or art is for, what its place is among the purposes of life. If he knows something of its early history, and how it arose from the simpler wants and circumstances of mankind, he finds himself better able to lay hold of it than when, as too oflen happens, he is called on to take up an abstruse subject not at the beginning but in the middle.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330331591
• ISBN 13: 9781330331590
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 471
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