The anthropological circle : symbol, function, history / Marc Augé ; translated by Martin Thom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Augé, Marc.

Series:

Cambridge studies in social anthropology ; 37.

Cambridge studies in social anthropology ; 37

Standardized Title:

Symbole, fonction, histoire. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Philosophy.

Ethnology.

Physical Description:

vii, 131 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Symbol, function, history.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982.

Contents:

1 The anthropological circle

i Two axes and four poles

ii Evolution, culture, symbol

iii Evolution, culture, function

iv Symbol, function

v Symbol, function, culture

vi Culture, symbol

2 Some questions concerning the current state of anthropology

i The philosopher's questions

ii Meaning, non-meaning and structure: Claude Lévi-Strauss

iii Symbol and function: Victor Turner

iv Instances and determination

3 From moral crisis to intellectual doubt

i The object of anthropology

ii Ethnocentrism and anti-ethnocentrism

iii Scientific practice, militant practice.

Notes:

Translation of Symbole, fonction, histoire.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0521232368

OCLC:

7551022