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The scenic imagination : originary thinking from Hobbes to the present day /
Gans argues that the uniquely human phenomenon of representation, as manifested in language, art, and ritual, is a scenic event focused on a central object designated by a sign. The originary hypothesis posits the necessity of conceiving the origin of the human as such an event. The book follows the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stanford, Calif. :
Stanford University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Gans argues that the uniquely human phenomenon of representation, as manifested in language, art, and ritual, is a scenic event focused on a central object designated by a sign. The originary hypothesis posits the necessity of conceiving the origin of the human as such an event. The book follows the work of the scenic imagination in selected writings of twenty thinkers, and concludes with a critical examination of contemporary writing on the origins of religion and language. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (220 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780804779586 0804779589 |