Tradition as Truth and Communication: A Cognitive Description of Traditional Discourse

by Pascal Boyer

Book Overview

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 of certain communicative events, and therefore as a form of social action. Tradition as Truth and Communication deals particularly with oral communication and focuses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521024668
• ISBN13: 9780521024662
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"