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Tradition as Truth and Communication: A Cognitive Description of Traditional Discourse by Pascal Boyer 9780521374170

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Tradition is a central concept in the social sciences, but it is commonly treated as unproblematic. Dr Boyer insists that social anthropology requires a theory of tradition, its constitution and transmission. He treats tradition 'as a type of interaction which results in the repetition which results in the repetition of certain communicative events', and therefore as a form of social action. Tradition as Truth and Communication deals particularly with oral communication and focuses on the privileged role of licensed speakers and the ritual contexts in which certain aspects of tradition are characteristically transmitted. Drawing on cognitive psychology, Dr Boyer proposes a set of general hypotheses to be tested by ethnographic field research. He has opened up an important new field for investigation within social anthropology.

Tradition as Truth and Communication deals particularly with oral communication and focuses on the privileged role of licensed speakers and the ritual contexts in which certain aspects of tradition are characteristically transmitted.

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ISBN 9780521374170
Author Pascal Boyer
Format Hardback
Page Count 156
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 402g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 155mm * 16mm

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