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Consciousness and Change - Symbolic Anthropology in Evolutionary Perspective (Paperback)
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Consciousness and Change - Symbolic Anthropology in Evolutionary Perspective (Paperback)
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Symbols and symbolism are, and always have been, an integral part
of myth, belief, ideology, ritual, art, and fantasy. These basic
areas of human activity are traditionally investigated under a very
wide range of headings; but this book ignores the boundaries of
such diverse disciplines as political science, religious sociology,
psychology, and literature. Originally published in 1975,
Consciousness and Change draws upon all these sources, and more;
the result is both an introduction to and a perspective on the
developing (though at the time by no means clearly defined) field
of symbolic anthropology. The book opens with an analysis of
symbols, discussing some of their essential qualities. The author
then proceeds to examine the Durkheimian and Weberian schools of
thought, as reflected in the works of anthropologists ranging from
Levi-Strauss to Clifford Geertz; next, he considers the development
of Protean symbolism, using material material derived from his own
field experience in the U.S. South and elsewhere. He concludes with
a typology relating different types of symbols to different periods
of history, from the primitivism of the Australian aborigine to the
quasi-primitivism of the modern commune-dweller. While it is not
intended as a comprehensive textbook, Consciousness and Change
provides student and lay reader alike with an introductory overview
of the anthropology of symbols.
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