Signifying Animals by Roy Willis (9780415095556)

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A fresh assessment of the workings of animal symbolism in diverse cultures. Based on first-hand field research among peoples as dissimilar as the Mongolian nomads, Aboriginal Australians, Inuit hunters and the cultivators of Africa and Papua New Guinea. Reconsiders the concept of totemism and exposes common fallacies in symbolic interpretation.

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History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900

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Signifying Animals

Human Meaning in the Natural World

Roy Willis

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