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Themes in the Social Sciences Ser.: Demystifying Mentalities by Geoffrey Ernest Richard Lloyd (1990, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521366801

ISBN-139780521366809

eBay Product ID (ePID)659126

Product Key Features

Number of Pages184 Pages

Publication NameDemystifying Mentalities

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1990

SubjectCognitive Psychology & Cognition, Anthropology / General, History

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, Science, Psychology

AuthorGeoffrey Ernest Richard Lloyd

SeriesThemes in the Social Sciences Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9.9 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN89-009788

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal303.3/72

SynopsisIf faraway peoples have different ideas from our own, is this because they have different mentalities? Did our remote ancestors lack logic? The notion of distinct mentalities has been used extensively by historians to describe and explain cultural diversity. Professor Lloyd rejects this psychologising talk of mentalities and proposes an alternative approach, which takes as its starting point the social contexts of communication. Discussing apparently irrational beliefs and behaviour (such as magic), he shows how different forms of thought coexist in a single culture but within conventionally defined contexts., The notion of distinct mentalities has been used extensively by historians to describe and explain cultural diversity. Professor Lloyd believes it is communication, not mentalities, that explains cultural diversity. Discussing apparently irrational beliefs and behaviour, he shows how different forms of thought coexist in a single culture but within conventionally defined contexts.

LC Classification NumberBF773.L66 1990