J.D. Lewis-Williams, one of many effectively-recognized South African archaeologists and ethnographers, excavates which means from the complicated mythological tales of the San-Bushmen to make a bigger concept of how fantasy is used in tradition. He extracts their “nuggets,” the far-reaching however not often unstated phrases and ideas of language and understanding which are opaque to outsiders, to construct a extra nuanced concept of the position of those myths in the thought-world and social circumstances of the San. Myth and Meaning: San-Bushman Folklore in Global Context, (PDF) attracts from the distinctive 19th century Bleek/Lloyd archives, extra present ethnographic work, and San rock artwork;-includes effectively-recognized San tales comparable to The Broken String, Mantis Dreams, and Creation of the Eland;-extrapolates from our understanding of San mythology into a bigger mannequin of how folks create which means from fantasy.
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“J.D. Lewis-Williams gathers encyclopaedic data of recorded /Xam San symbolism so readers can journey to a complete understanding of the /Xam world. This ebook supplies a programmatic begin to a brand new period in San studies–one the place readers can float freely above the tedium of “…theoretical”… issues towards humane sharing and discovery.” — Megan Biesele, Director, Kalahari Peoples Fund “David Lewis-Williams remodeled rock artwork analysis worldwide together with his ethnographically-primarily based interpretations of southern San (Bushmen) rock work. His newest ebook, on San mythology and perception, guarantees to have the identical affect on research of fantasy and folklore. By figuring out and explaining the symbolic keys (“nuggets” as he calls them) to the San mythological corpus, he discloses for the primary time its wealthy texture and logic, thereby putting it in its rightful place as one of many world’s nice cognitive achievements.” — David S. Whitley NOTE: The product consists of the ebook, Myth, and Meaning: San-Bushman Folklore in Global Context in PDF. No access codes are included.
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