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A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology
Contributor(s): Kronenfeld, David B. (Editor), Bennardo, Giovanni (Editor), de Munck, Victor C. (Editor)
ISBN: 1405187786     ISBN-13: 9781405187787
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $244.10  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Dewey: 153
LCCN: 2011001491
Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.7" W x 9.5" (2.80 lbs) 624 pages
 
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A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology offers a comprehensive overview of the development of cognitive anthropology from its inception to the present day and presents recent findings in the areas of theory, methodology, and field research in twenty-nine key essays by leading scholars.
  • Demonstrates the importance of cognitive anthropology as an early constituent of the cognitive sciences
  • Examines how culturally shared and complex cognitive systems work, how they are structured, how they differ from one culture to another, how they are learned and passed on
  • Explains how cultural (or collective) vs. individual knowledge distinguishes cognitive anthropology from cognitive psychology
  • Examines recent theories and methods for studying cognition in real-world scenarios
  • Contains twenty-nine key essays by leading names in the field