Archeology of Intangible Heritage

by Francisco Vaz da Silva

Book Overview

It is remarkable how often we consider certain constructs in other peoples' worldview to be myths, while in our own case we regard equally arbitrary assumptions as inherent to the nature of things. As every anthropologist knows, one's most cherished cultural assumptions tend to remain implicit; in other words, worldview is largely unconscious. This book explores the possibility of plumbing obscure aspects of one's own culture in order to assess what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433102188
• ISBN13: 9781433102189
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"