Death and the right hand

ISBN-13: 9780415330244 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 176 str.

Robert Hertz;Hertz Robert; Mark Tewdr-Jones

Opis

The historical value of Hertz's writings is that they are a representative example of the culmination of two centuries of development of sociological thought in France, from Montesquieu to Durkheim and his pupils. This text was first published in English in 1960."

Spis treści

A Contribution to the Study of the Collective Representation of Death 1. The Intermediary Period 2. The Final Ceremony 3. Conclusion The Pre-eminence of the Right Hand: A Study in Religious Polarity 1. Organic Asymmetry 2. Religious Polarity 3. The Characteristics of Right and Left 4. The Functions of the Two Hands 5. Conclusion

O autorze

Robert Hertz