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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

A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology

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Hardback by David B. Kronenfeld , Giovanni Bennardo

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 05/04/2011
    ISBN13: 9781405187787, 978-1405187787
    ISBN10: 1405187786

    Number of Pages: 624

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    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

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