Essays on Cultural Transmission |
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| Editor:
| Bloch, Maurice |
| Series edited by:
| Bear, Laura |
| Series title: | LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84520-287-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2005 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Berg Publishers |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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This book brings together recent work by Maurice Bloch which explores the highly controversial territory between the cognitive and social sciences. The essays are of broad, theoretical interest and aim to combine naturalistic approaches to cognition with a recognition and respect for the cultural and historical specificity of ethnography. All the essays illustrate Bloch's characteristic approach to the relation between anthropology and cognitive science, where cognitive science is used...
More DescriptionThis book brings together recent work by Maurice Bloch which explores the highly controversial territory between the cognitive and social sciences. The essays are of broad, theoretical interest and aim to combine naturalistic approaches to cognition with a recognition and respect for the cultural and historical specificity of ethnography. All the essays illustrate Bloch's characteristic approach to the relation between anthropology and cognitive science, where cognitive science is used to criticize anthropological assumptions concerning such key topics as religion, kinship, belief, ritual, symbolism and art.