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Symbols (Routledge Revivals) : Public and Private.

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Firth, Raymond
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge revivals.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Symbols; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; I; 1. An Anthropologist's Reflections on Symbolic Usage; 2. A Question of Terms: Scope and Meaning of 'Symbol'; 3. Development of Anthropological Interest in Symbols; 4. Crystallization of Problems of Symbol Theory; 5. Modern Anthropological Views of Symbolic Processes; 6. Private Symbols and Public Reactions; II; 7. Food Symbolism in a Pre-Industrial Society; 8. Hair as Private Asset and Public Symbol; 9. Bodily Symbols of Greeting and Parting; 10. Symbolism of Flags; 11. Symbolism in Giving and Getting
  • 12. Symbol and SubstanceReferences; Index