Archeology of Intangible Heritage (Paperback, New edition)

It is remarkable how often we consider certain constructs in other peoples' worldview to be -myths, while in our own case we regard equally arbitrary assumptions as inherent to the nature of things. As every anthropologist knows, one's most cherished cultural assumptions tend to remain implicit; in other words, worldview is largely unconscious. This book explores the possibility of plumbing obscure aspects of one's own culture in order to assess what some might call (regarding other cultures) the mythic underpinnings of worldview. Seven explorations in folklore and ethnography exhume a conceptual heritage that still influences perception, albeit in unconscious ways. This archeology of intangible heritage provides the sort of break in intellectual routine that allows us to look a new at familiar things."

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	International Folkloristics, 4
Release date:	February 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Francisco Vaz da Silva
Dimensions:	230 x 160 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-0218-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	1-4331-0218-8
Barcode:	9781433102189

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