ISBN: 9780883165508 - World View (4 results)

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Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Second Printing. 244 Pages Indexed. A 1988 Second Printing. Covers show very minimal use and interior text pages are flawless. The anthropological literature contains myriad descriptions and analyses of the ways in which peoples conceive of themselves and others, their environments, time and space, and so forth; the investigation of such things is the study of world view. Although this topic has long been of central concern to American anthropologists, the concept itself has received surprisingly little theoretical attention. This volume represents a major contribution to the study of world view, developing a systematic model for understanding those cultural presuppositions, encoded in myth, ritual, and cosmology, which influence individual behavior and decision-making. The author is currently Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Riverside. Contents in Eight Parts: Issues and Approaches, Basic Concepts, World-View Universals, A Cross-Cultural Model of World Views, Logico-structural Aspects of World View, California Indian World View, Mexican Peasant World View, and Conclusions Criticisms and Suggestions. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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