
The Evolution of Culture
Edinburgh University Press
Published on 26. April 1999
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-7486-1075-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the ways in which contemporary evolutionary thinking might inform the study of the peculiarly human phenomenon of symbolic culture, including language, ritual, religion, religion and art. It draws together contributions from biologists, linguists, anthropologists and archaeologists in order to establish common ground where collaboration and interaction will be especially productive and challenging in the study of those fundamental aspects of our biology that makes us human.* Multidisciplinary* An evolutionary approach to culture
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Fascinating ! there are many [other] excellent papers in this volume, more than room permits to discuss here. All are commendable contributions to the important re-emerging field of Darwinian cultural evolution. Fascinating ! there are many [other] excellent papers in this volume, more than room permits to discuss here. All are commendable contributions to the important re-emerging field of Darwinian cultural evolution.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
868 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7486-1075-4 (9780748610754)
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Robin Dunbar | Chris Knight
Evolution of Culture
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07/2019
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Edinburgh University Press
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Persons
Robin Dunbar is Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford Chris Knight is Reader in Anthropology at the University of East London.
Author
Professor of Evolutionary PsychologyUniversity of Oxford
Reader in AnthropologyUniversity of East London