In 1931 Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote his famous Remarks on Frazer's "Golden Bough," published posthumously in 1967. At that time, anthropology... Læs mere
Presents a collection of essays and lectures of the author. This volume features new English translations of a number of previously unpublished works.
Features a synthesis of ethnographic theory and psychoanalytic revelation. This volume tries to bring a fresh generation of scholars into conversation with the work of a truly innovative thinker. It is suitable for practitioners of psychoanalysis as well as to anthropologists.
Includes a fresh foreword by anthropologist Marilyn Strathern. This volume discusses the ongoing response to the book and the debates it has engendered.
Presents a fresh theoretical ground for the study of ritual, iconographic technologies, and oral traditions among nonliterate peoples. The... Læs mere