Cargando…

The categorical impulse : essays in the anthropology of classifying behaviour /

Classification, as an object of recent anthropological scrutiny came to prominence during the 1960s, exemplified in the British (constructionist) tradition by the writings of Mary Douglas, and in the American ethno-semantics (cognitive) tradition by the likes of Harold Conklin and Brent Berlin. At t...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ellen, R. F., 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2008.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Classification, as an object of recent anthropological scrutiny came to prominence during the 1960s, exemplified in the British (constructionist) tradition by the writings of Mary Douglas, and in the American ethno-semantics (cognitive) tradition by the likes of Harold Conklin and Brent Berlin. At the time, these approaches seemed by turns to contradict each other, or even to exist in parallel universes. However, over the last 30 years we have witnessed both a renewed interest in classification studies as well as a cross-fertilization of these once antagonistic approaches. These essay.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857455703
0857455702