Other tribes, other scribes: symbolic anthropology in the comparative study of cultures, histories, religions and texts
Auteur :
Boon, James A.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521271974
Date de publication :
29 avr. 1983
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
470 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this book, James A. Boon investigates the history, dialectics and practice of the symbolic analysis of cultural diversity. His aim is to formulate a general comparative approach to the study of symbolic processes, integrating the major different theories about symbolic forms that have been developed by other writers.