The Domestication of the Savage Mind

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Current theories and views on the differences in the 'mind' of human societies depend very much on a dichotomy between 'advanced' and 'primitive', or between 'open' and 'closed', or between 'domesticated' and 'savage', that is to say, between one of a whole variety of 'we-they' distinctions. Professor Goody argues that such an approach prevents any serious discussion of the mechanisms leading to long-term changes in the cognitive processes of human cultures or any adequate explanation of the changes in 'traditional' societies that are taking place in the world around us. In this book he attempts to provide the framework for a more satisfactory explanation by relating certain broad differences in 'mentalities' to the changes in the means of communication, and specifically to the series of shifts involved in the development of writing. The argument is based upon theoretical considerations, as well as empirical evidence derived from recent fieldwork in West Africa and the study of a wide range of source material on the ancient societies of the Near East.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables and figures; Preface; 1. Evolution and communication; 2. Intellectuals in pre-literate societies?; 3. Literacy, criticism and the growth of knowledge; 4. Literacy and classification: on turning the tables; 5. What's in a list?; 6. Following a formula; 7. The recipe, the prescription and the experiment; 8. The Grand Dichotomy reconsidered; Notes to the text; References; List of abbreviations; Index.

Erscheinungsjahr:	1977
Genre:	Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780521292429
ISBN-10:	0521292425
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Goody, Jack
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Maße:	229 x 152 x 11 mm
Von/Mit:	Jack Goody
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.12.1977
Gewicht:	0,287 kg

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