Magic, Science and Religion

The book includes works by the outstanding British anthropologist, founder of functionalism in anthropology and sociology Bronislaw Kaspar Malinowski (1884-1942). Based on numerous field studies, Malinowski provides a vivid description of the knowledge and skills, customs, and intellectual creativity of... the inhabitants of the Trobriand Islands, helping the reader to gain a deeper understanding of their worldview and to see the underlying motives of their behavior. The book opens with a preface by R. Redfield and analytical articles by I. Strenski and C. Lévi-Strauss, which reveal the significance of B. Malinowski's scientific contributions.
The book may be useful for cultural historians, religious scholars, philosophers, and anyone interested in the origins of human civilization.

Author: Бронислав Каспер Малиновский

Printhouse: Akademicheskii proekt

Series: Philosophical Technologies: Sociocultural Anthropology

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2024

ISBN: 9785829142025

Number of pages: 330

Size: 215х150х18 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 434 g

ID: 1712229

The book includes works by the outstanding British anthropologist, founder of functionalism in anthropology and sociology Bronislaw Kaspar Malinowski (1884-1942). Based on numerous field studies, Malinowski provides a vivid description of the knowledge and skills, customs, and intellectual creativity of the inhabitants of the Trobriand Islands, helping the reader to gain a deeper understanding of their worldview and to see the underlying motives of their behavior. The book opens with a preface by R. Redfield and analytical articles by I. Strenski and C. Lévi-Strauss, which reveal the significance of B. Malinowski's scientific contributions.
The book may be useful for cultural historians, religious scholars, philosophers, and anyone interested in the origins of human civilization.

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