Capturing Imagination: A Proposal for an Anthropology of Thought by Severi, Carlo

Capturing Imagination: A Proposal for an Anthropology of Thought

We have all found ourselves involuntarily addressing inanimate objects as though they were human. For a fleeting...
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Author: Carlo Severi
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Capturing Imagination: A Proposal for an Anthropology of Thought by Severi, Carlo

Capturing Imagination: A Proposal for an Anthropology of Thought

Dhs. 330.36

Capturing Imagination: A Proposal for an Anthropology of Thought

Dhs. 330.36
Author: Carlo Severi
Format: Paperback
Language: English
We have all found ourselves involuntarily addressing inanimate objects as though they were human. For a fleeting instant, we act as though our cars and computers can hear us. In situations like ritual or play, objects acquire a range of human characteristics, such as perception, thought, action, or speech. Puppets, dolls, and ritual statuettes cease to be merely addressees and begin to address us--we see life in them.

How might we describe the kind of thought that gives life to the artifact, making it memorable as well as effective, in daily life, play, or ritual action? Following The Chimera Principle, in this collection of essays Carlo Severi explores the kind of shared imagination where inanimate artifacts, from non-Western masks and ritual statuettes to paintings and sculptures in our own tradition, can be perceived as living beings. This nuanced inquiry into the works of memory and shared imagination is a proposal for a new anthropology of thought.

Author: Carlo Severi
Publisher: Hau
Published: 11/15/2018
Pages: 386
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780999157008

About the Author
Carlo Severi is directeur d'études at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris.


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