J. D. Lewis-Williams

Myth and Meaning (eBook, ePUB)

San-Bushman Folklore in Global Context

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 257
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315423753
• Artikelnr.: 45434189

Autorenporträt

J. D. Lewis-Williams

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements A note on pronunciation Prologue: A
Broken String? Chapter 1: Myth in its San incarnation Chapter 2: Bringing
Home the Honey Chapter 3: The Mantis makes an Eland Chapter 4: The Fight
with the Meerkats Chapter 5: A Visit to the Lion's House Chapter 6: The
Mantis Dreams Chapter 7: Narrating and Painting Chapter 8: People of the
Eland Chapter 9: The Broken String Chapter 10: 'They do not possess my
stories' References Index About the Author