ISBN: 9780801407604 - Symbols-public & Private Cb (15 results)

1973. Anthropological Theory. Symbol, Myth and Ritual Series/Cornell University Press. 469p., very good cloth and good but edge worn dust jacket.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. no jacket. 1st edition. 5 3/4 x 8 3/4", 469 pages. no dust jacket. Symbolic usage: "The aim of this book is to help to give perspective to the anthropological study of symbolic forms and processes and the functions of symbolism." very slight fading to red cloth spine. part of the series Symbol, Myth, and Ritual.…

Condition: Good. Later printing. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Book in plain burgundy boards has minor shelf-wear, slightly sunned spine, tight, bright, and unmarked. A solid copy.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. 469pp. Near new condition, covers bright, text clean and binding tight / chipped and lightly soiled, dust jacket which is now in a clear protective mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A couple short tears to jacket.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable, Reading copy only, with writing/markings, bumps/creasing, and heavy wear. Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Cornell University Press, 1975; stated second hardcover printing of 1973 edition. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards in VG condition; text very good throughout. Light wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket, small closed tear at top edge of front panel; light rubbing around jacket. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in a Near Fine jacket. 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Published 1973 by Cornell University. 469 pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Dust jacket shows minimal wear around edges. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. unread copy, brick red with crisp silver stamping on spine, over a half-century old but looking not a day over twenty. symbolism of hair, dreams, flags, God, kinship, language, myth, mysticism, ritual, power.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Very Good Condition with some speckling and evidence of handling on Page Edges only, otherwise clean, clear text in a tightly bound book. 2nd Printing of First Softcover Edition 1973. This book first published in 1971 offers a broad survey of the study of symbolic ideas and behaviour. The study of symbolism is popular nowadays and anthropologists have made substantial contributions to it. Raymond Firth has long been internationally known for his field research in the Solomons and Malaysia, and for his theoretical work on kinship, economics and religion. Here from a new angle, he has produced a broad survey of the study of symbolic ideas and behaviour. Professor Firth examines definitions of symbol. He traces the history of scientific inquiry into the symbolism of religious cults, mythology and dreams back into the eighteenth century. He compares some modern approaches to symbolism in art, literature and philosophy with those in social anthropology. He then cites examples in anthropological treatment of symbolic material from cultures of varying sophistication. Finally he offers dispassionate analyses of symbols used in contemporary Western situations - from hair-styles to the use and abuse of national flags; from cults of Black Jesus to the Eucharistic rite. In all this Professor Firth combines social and political topicality with a scholarly and provocative theoretical inquiry.…

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