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The Mythology in Our Language – Remarks on Frazer`s Golden Bough

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Description for The Mythology in Our Language – Remarks on Frazer`s Golden Bough Paperback. In 1931 Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote his famous Remarks on Frazer's "Golden Bough," published posthumously in 1967. At that time, anthropology and philosophy were in close contact - thinkers drew heavily on anthropology's theoretical terms, in order to help them explore the limits of human belief and imagination. This is a translation of his work. Editor(s): Da Col, Giovanni. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
In 1931 Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote his famous Remarks on Frazer's "Golden Bough," published posthumously in 1967. At that time, anthropology and philosophy were in close contact - continental thinkers drew heavily on anthropology's theoretical terms, like mana, taboo, and potlatch, in order to help them explore the limits of human belief and imagination. Now the book receives its first translation by an anthropologist, in the hope that it can kickstart a new era of interdisciplinary fertilization. Wittgenstein's remarks on ritual, magic, religion, belief, ceremony, and Frazer's own logical presuppositions are as lucid and thought - provoking now as they were ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
HAU United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
IL, United States
ISBN
9780990505068
SKU
V9780990505068
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About Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was arguably the most influential philosopher of the twentieth century. Giovanni da Col is a research fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oslo and the founder of HAU Books and HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory. Stephan Palmie is professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago and the author of many books, including ... Read more

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