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Symbols (Routledge Revivals) - Public and Private (Hardcover)
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Symbols (Routledge Revivals) - Public and Private (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Revivals
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This book first published in 1973 offers a broad survey of the
study of symbolic ideas and behaviour. The study of symbolism is
popular nowadays and anthropologists have made substantial
contributions to it. Raymond Firth has long been internationally
known for his field research in the Solomons and Malaysia, and for
his theoretical work on kinship, economics and religion. Here from
a new angle, he has produced a broad survey of the study of
symbolic ideas and behaviour. Professor Firth examines definitions
of symbol. He traces the history of scientific inquiry into the
symbolism of religious cults, mythology and dreams back into the
eighteenth century. He compares some modern approaches to symbolism
in art, literature and philosophy with those in social
anthropology. He then cites examples in anthropological treatment
of symbolic material from cultures of varying sophistication.
Finally he offers dispassionate analyses of symbols used in
contemporary Western situations - from hair-styles to the use and
abuse of national flags; from cults of Black Jesus to the
Eucharistic rite. In all this Professor Firth combines social and
political topicality with a scholarly and provocative theoretical
inquiry.
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