Robert Hertz

Death and the right hand

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9780415489072
• ISBN-10: 0415489075
• Artikelnr.: 26678795

Autorenporträt

Robert Hertz

Inhaltsangabe

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