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Genesis of Symbolic Thought by Alan Barnard (Paperback, 2012)

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Symbolic thought is what makes us human. Claude Levi-Strauss stated that we can never know the genesis of symbolic thought, but in this powerful new study Alan Barnard argues that we can. Continuing the line of analysis initiated in Social Anthropology and Human Origins (Cambridge University Press, 2011), Genesis of Symbolic Thought applies ideas from social anthropology, old and new, to understand some of the areas also being explored in fields as diverse as archaeology, linguistics, genetics and neuroscience. Barnard aims to answer questions including: when and why did language come into being? What was the earliest religion? And what form did social organization take before humanity dispersed from the African continent? Rejecting the notion of hunter-gatherers as 'primitive', Barnard hails the great sophistication of the complex means of their linguistic and symbolic expression and places the possible origin of symbolic thought at as early as 130,000 years ago.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781107651098
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114439253

Product Key Features

Author
Alan Barnard
Publication Name
Genesis of Symbolic Thought
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Anthropology
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
208 Pages

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Item Height
227mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
330g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Alan Barnard
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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