Nature Knowledge - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nature Knowledge write by Glauco Sanga. This book was released on 2004-11. Nature Knowledge available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Numerous scholars, in particular anthropologists, historians, economists, linguists, and biologists, have, over the last few years, studied forms of knowledge and use of nature, and of the ways nature can be protected and conserved. Some of the most prominent scholars have come together in this volume to reflect on what has been achieved so far, to compare the work carried out in the past, to discuss the problems that have emerged from different research projects, and to map out the way forward.
The Symbolic Dimension
The Symbolic Dimension - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Symbolic Dimension write by Jarema Drozdowicz. This book was released on 2014. The Symbolic Dimension available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume contains articles that explore, from the perspective of symbolic anthropology, cultural transformations in contemporary times, educational processes and institutions, and beliefs and forms of religious life, areas that the author views as key aspects of human identity. She discusses the field of symbolic anthropology; cultural identity and education in Europe; the history of American boarding schools for indigenous peoples and their cultural assimilation; bilingual education in Guatemala; the anthropological vision of culture; religious otherness in contemporary Europe, focusing on Orientalism; religious identity in Kwanzaa and Jediism based on the Star Wars films; Preppers, the Everyday Carry (EDC) subculture, and millenarianism; and Banksy and the British artistic scene.
Communitas
Communitas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Communitas write by E. Turner. This book was released on 2012-01-02. Communitas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Communitas is inspired fellowship; a group's pleasure in sharing common experiences; being 'in the zone' - as in music, sport, and work; the sense felt by a group when their life together takes on full meaning. The experience of communitas, almost beyond strict definition and with almost endless variations, often appears unexpectedly.
Blazing the Trail
Blazing the Trail - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Blazing the Trail write by Victor Turner. This book was released on 2022-08-30. Blazing the Trail available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A collection of Turner's writings that gathers seven late pieces that reflect his thoughts on such subjects as pilgrimage, sacrifice, and liminal processes. "The essays reveal a passionate struggle between a committed conceptualization and a dedication to the telling detail. Turner is willing to address the moral and spiritual dimensions of being human, which are all too easily set aside by much social science."—Anthropos
Symbols and Meaning
Symbols and Meaning - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Symbols and Meaning write by Mari Womack. This book was released on 2005-04-07. Symbols and Meaning available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Womack offers a concise and easy-to-read overview of the power and meaning of symbols in all human societies. She describes how symbols_images, words, or behaviors with multi-layered meanings_are mechanism of communication. She demonstrates how we experience the power of symbols in all aspects of human life: birth, death, love, sexual desire, and the need for food and shelter. Womack investigates the use of symbols in the language of religion, healing, politics, social organization and control, popular culture, psychology, philosophy, semiotics, magic and expressive culture, including art, aesthetics, literature, theater, sports, and music. The author's eclectic, anthropological approach incorporates the social, conceptual and psychological dynamics of symbols. Her new book is an essential introductory textbook for courses that define fundamental concepts in religion, cultural anthropology, communication, and art.
