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ISBN
9780748610754
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1999-04-29
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Edinburgh University Press
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868 gr
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234 mm
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156 mm
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UP, 05
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Engelsk
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256
Biographical note
Robin Dunbar is Professor of Psychology, Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Liverpool. Chris Knight is Reader in Anthropology at the University of East London.Fascinating ! there are many [other] excellent papers in this volume, more than room permits to discuss here. All are commendable contributions to the important re-emerging field of Darwinian cultural evolution. Fascinating ! there are many [other] excellent papers in this volume, more than room permits to discuss here. All are commendable contributions to the important re-emerging field of Darwinian cultural evolution.
This book explores the ways in which contemporary evolutionary thinking might inform the study of the peculiarly human phenomenon of symbolic culture, including language, ritual, religion, religion and art. It draws together contributions from biologists, linguists, anthropologists and archaeologists in order to establish common ground where collaboration and interaction will be especially productive and challenging in the study of those fundamental aspects of our biology that makes us human. * Multidisciplinary * An evolutionary approach to culture
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This book explores the ways in which contemporary evolutionary thinking might inform the study of the peculiarly human phenomenon of symbolic culture, including language, ritual, religion, religion and art.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780748610754
Publisert
1999-04-29
Utgiver
Vendor
Edinburgh University Press
Vekt
868 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
256