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Cargando... Imagination and proof : selected essays of A.M. Hocartpor A. M. Hocart
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"Hocart can still inspire, and this new collection of nine essays is now the best introduction to his style of thought. The range of the essays is impressive, an indication of Hocart's breadth. . . . Valuable to any scholar concerned about the role of comparison in the study of religion."--Religious Studies Review"The collection of essays in Imagination and Proof ranges over problems great and small--the nature of evidence, the structure of the Indo-European kinship system, the reasons why certain gods in diverse cultures are represented icongraphically with many arms. . . . Hocart's approach is exhilarating, unafraid but not reckless. . . . Refreshingly direct style."--Cambridge Anthropology No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Chapter 2 is an essay on convergence--providing an explanation for similarities among customs. He demonstrates how different customs can converge into identical types even without common origin. His examples from language, architecture, and feudalism calls into question the scholars' obsession with objects of definition. He shows this for example in "clans" where distinctions between matrilineal and patrilineal are far from absolute, and are now often rejected in studies of changing systems. The Editor suggests that Hocart's method is seeing a revived application, namely in (1) the abjuration of substantive definitions, (2) the concentration on historical change, and (3) the exercise of the widest comparison. ( )