Magical criticism : the recourse of savage philosophy /

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During the Enlightenment, Western scholars racialized ideas, deeming knowledge based on reality superior to that based on ideality. Scholars labeled inquiries into ideality, such as animism and soul-migration,?savage philosophy,? a clear indicator of the racism motivating the distinction between the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bracken, Christopher
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Semiotics.
Magical thinking.
Philosophy and civilization.
Ethnophilosophy > History.
Pensée magique.
Philosophie et civilisation.
Ethnophilosophie > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Ethnophilosophy
Magical thinking
Philosophy and civilization
Semiotics
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During the Enlightenment, Western scholars racialized ideas, deeming knowledge based on reality superior to that based on ideality. Scholars labeled inquiries into ideality, such as animism and soul-migration,?savage philosophy,? a clear indicator of the racism motivating the distinction between the real and the ideal. In their view, the savage philosopher mistakes connections between signs for connections between real objects and believes that discourse can have physical effects?in other words, they believe in magic. Christopher Bracken?s Magical Criticism brings the unacknowledged history o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 266 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-255) and index.
ISBN:9780226069920
0226069923

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