Archeology of Intangible Heritage (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781433102189)

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 some might call (regarding other cultures) the mythic underpinnings of worldview. Seven explorations in folklore and ethnography exhume a conceptual heritage that still influences perception, albeit in unconscious ways. This archeology of intangible heritage provides the sort of break in intellectual routine that allows us to look anew at familiar things.

Author: Carolyn Dundes, Francisco Vaz Da Silva
ISBN-10: 1433102188
ISBN-13: 9781433102189
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2008
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2008 pg. 108