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The Art of Anthropology: Essays and Diagrams (London School of Economics Monographs on Social Anthropology)
The Art of Anthropology Essays and Diagrams - London School of Economics Monographs on Social Anthropology Author:Alfred Gell This work collects together the most influential of Gell's writings with a new introductory chapter written by Gell. The essays vividly demonstrate Gell's theoretical and empirical interests and his distinctive contribution to several key areas of current anthropological enquiry. A central theme of the essays is Gel's highly original exploration... more » of diagrammatic imagery as the site where social relations and cognitive processes converge and crystallise. Gell tracks this imagery across studies of tribal market transactions, dance forms, the iconicity of language and his most recent and groundbreaking analyses of artworks.« less