Myth and Meaning : San-Bushman Folklore in Global Context
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1629581550
ISBN-13
9781629581552
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc
Imprint
Left Coast Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 30th, 2021
Print length
257 Pages
Weight
420 grams
Dimensions
15.00 x 22.90 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Tribal religionsFolklore, myths & legendsSocial & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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J.D. Lewis-Williams, one of the leading South African archaeologists and ethnographers, uses ethnographic, archival, and archaeological lines of research to understand San-Bushman mythological stories. From this, he establishes a more nuanced theory of the role of myths in cultures worldwide.
J.D. Lewis-Williams, one of the leading South African archaeologists and ethnographers, excavates meaning from the complex mythological stories of the San-Bushmen to create a larger theory of how myth is used in culture. He extracts their nuggets, the far-reaching but often unspoken words and concepts of language and understanding that are opaque to outsiders, to establish a more nuanced theory of the role of these myths in the thought-world and social circumstances of the San. The book -draws from the unique 19th century Bleek/Lloyd archives, more recent ethnographic work, and San rock art;-includes well-known San stories such as The Broken String, Mantis Dreams, and Creation of the Eland;-extrapolates from our understanding of San mythology into a larger model of how people create meaning from myth.
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