Capturing Imagination: A Proposal for an Anthropology of Thought

by Carlo Severi

We have all found ourselves involuntarily addressing inanimate objects as though they were human. For a fleeting instant, we act as though our cars and computers can hear us. In situations like ritual or play, objects acquire a range of human characteristics, such as perception, thought, action, or speech. Puppets, dolls, and ritual statuettes cease to be merely addressees and begin to address us--we see life in them.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0999157000
• ISBN13: 9780999157008
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Hau
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"