Man and the sacred
Auteur :
Caillois, Roger
Éditeur :
University of Illinois Press
ISBN :
9780252070341
Date de publication :
10 août 2001
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
254 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Demonstrates how humanity's ambiguous attitude toward the sacred influences behaviour and culture. Drawing on a diverse array of ethnographic contexts, including the sexual rituals of Ba-Thong of South Africa and evidence drawn from aboriginal Australian, Eskimo, the author analyzes the role of the forbidden in the social cohesion of the group.