Mythology in Our Language - Remarks on Frazer`s Golden Bough

Ludwig Wittgenstein's Remarks on Frazer's Golden Bough, published posthumously in 1967, is now translated by an anthropologist to spark a new era of interdisciplinary fertilization. Wittgenstein's ideas on ritual, magic, religion, belief, ceremony, and Frazer's logical presuppositions are still relevant today, and anthropologists engage with them in this volume.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 01 July 2020
Publisher: HAU

Ludwig Wittgenstein's renowned Remarks on Frazer's Golden Bough, originally written in 1931 and published posthumously in 1967, marked a significant period of interplay between anthropology and philosophy. During this time, continental thinkers heavily relied on anthropology's theoretical concepts, such as mana, taboo, and potlatch, to delve into the boundaries of human belief and imagination. Now, the book receives its first translation by an anthropologist, with the aspiration of igniting a fresh era of interdisciplinary fertilization. Wittgenstein's insights into ritual, magic, religion, belief, ceremony, and Frazer's logical presuppositions remain as clear-headed and intellectually stimulating as they were during his lifetime. Anthropologists find themselves engaging with many of the same questions that Wittgenstein pondered, and as a testament to this, this volume is enriched with a series of engagements with Wittgenstein's ideas by renowned anthropologists from around the world, including Veena Das, David Graeber, Wendy James, Heonik Kwon, Michael Lambek, Michael Puett, and Carlo Severi.

Ludwig Wittgenstein's renowned Remarks on Frazer's Golden Bough, originally written in 1931 and published posthumously in 1967, marked a significant period of interplay between anthropology and philosophy. During this time, continental thinkers heavily relied on anthropology's theoretical concepts, such as mana, taboo, and potlatch, to delve into the boundaries of human belief and imagination. Now, the book receives its first translation by an anthropologist, with the aspiration of igniting a fresh era of interdisciplinary fertilization. Wittgenstein's insights into ritual, magic, religion, belief, ceremony, and Frazer's logical presuppositions remain as clear-headed and intellectually stimulating as they were during his lifetime. Anthropologists find themselves engaging with many of the same questions that Wittgenstein pondered, and as a testament to this, this volume is enriched with a series of engagements with Wittgenstein's ideas by renowned anthropologists from around the world, including Veena Das, David Graeber, Wendy James, Heonik Kwon, Michael Lambek, Michael Puett, and Carlo Severi.

Weight: 416g
Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780990505068