The scenic imagination : originary thinking from Hobbes to the present day / [electronic resource]
Gans, Eric Lawrence,1941-
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,
2008.
Gans argues that the uniquely human phenomenon of representation, as manifested in language, art, and ritual, is a scenic event focused on a central object designated by a sign. The originary hypothesis posits the necessity of conceiving the origin of the human as such an event. The book follows the work of the scenic imagination in selected writings of twenty thinkers, and concludes with a critical examination of contemporary writing on the origins of religion and language.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-216) and index.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Gans argues that the uniquely human phenomenon of representation, as manifested in language, art, and ritual, is a scenic event focused on a central object designated by a sign. The originary hypothesis posits the necessity of conceiving the origin of the human as such an event. The book follows the work of the scenic imagination in selected writings of twenty thinkers, and concludes with a critical examination of contemporary writing on the origins of religion and language.
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Anthropology
Language and languages
Philosophy, Modern
Anthropology
Language and languages
Philosophy, Modern
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Anthropology - General