Archeology of intangible heritage / Francisco Vaz da Silva.
Archeology of intangible heritage / Francisco Vaz da Silva.
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New York : Peter Lang, c2008.
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N398.2012/1
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English
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191 p. ; 23 cm.
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I. Physiology -- 1. Sexual Horns -- 2. Metaphors of Conception -- 3. Feminine Primacy -- II. Metaphysics -- 4. Lunar Births -- 5. Cosmic Cycles -- III. Transpositions -- 6. The Madonna and the Cuckoo -- 7. Jesus Christ in Light of Folklore.
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New York : Peter Lang, c2008.
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New York (State)
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c2008.
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"It is remarkable how often we consider certain constructs in other peoples' worldview to be "myths," while in our own case we regard equally arbitrary assumptions as inherent to the nature of things. As every anthropologist knows, one's most cherished cultural assumptions tend to remain implicit; in other words, worldview is largely unconscious. T...
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Archeology of intangible heritage / Francisco Vaz da Silva.
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International folkloristics ; v. 4.
International folkloristics, 1528-6533 ; v. 4.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-184) and index.
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c2008.
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N398.2012/1
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74VM8rkmW4Jy
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1433102188 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781433102189 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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398.2012
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991000179899702626
