Myth and Meaning (eBook)

San-Bushman Folklore in Global Context

J. D. Lewis-Williams (Autor)

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2016
257 Seiten
Taylor and Francis (Verlag)
978-1-315-42376-0 (ISBN)

Infos

J.D. Lewis-Williams, one of the leading South African archaeologists and ethnographers, excavates meaning from the complex mythological stories of the San-Bushmen to create a larger theory of how myth is used in culture. He extracts their “nuggets,” the far-reaching but often unspoken words and concepts of language and understanding that are opaque to outsiders, to establish a more nuanced theory of the role of these myths in the thought-world and social circumstances of the San. The book -draws from the unique 19th century Bleek/Lloyd archives, more recent ethnographic work, and San rock art;-includes well-known San stories such as The Broken String, Mantis Dreams, and Creation of the Eland;-extrapolates from our understanding of San mythology into a larger model of how people create meaning from myth.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-315-42376-6 / 1315423766
• ISBN-13: 978-1-315-42376-0 / 9781315423760