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Demystifying Mentalities (Themes in the Social Sciences)
Geoffrey Ernest Richard Lloyd
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hardcover. Professor Lloyd explores cultural diversity in terms of communication and not mentality. Series: Themes in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: JMR. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 39. Professor Lloyd explores cultural diversity in terms of communication and not mentality. Series: Themes in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: JMR. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 39. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
If faraway peoples have different ideas from our own, is this because they have different mentalities? Did our remote ancestors lack logic? The notion of distinct mentalities has been used extensively by historians to describe and explain cultural diversity. Professor Lloyd rejects this psychologising talk of mentalities and proposes an alternative approach, which takes as its starting point the social contexts of communication. Discussing apparently irrational beliefs and behaviour (such as magic), he shows how different forms of thought coexist in a single culture but within conventionally defined contexts.
If faraway peoples have different ideas from our own, is this because they have different mentalities? Did our remote ancestors lack logic? The notion of distinct mentalities has been used extensively by historians to describe and explain cultural diversity. Professor Lloyd rejects this psychologising talk of mentalities and proposes an alternative approach, which takes as its starting point the social contexts of communication. Discussing apparently irrational beliefs and behaviour (such as magic), he shows how different forms of thought coexist in a single culture but within conventionally defined contexts.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Themes in the Social Sciences
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521366618
SKU
KTS0036816
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