Beschreibung:
A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology offers a comprehensive overview of the development of cognitive anthropology from its inception to the present day and presents recent findings in the areas of theory, methodology, and field research in twenty-nine key essays by leading scholars.* Demonstrates the importance of cognitive anthropology as an early constituent of the cognitive sciences* Examines how culturally shared and complex cognitive systems work, how they are structured, how they differ from one culture to another, how they are learned and passed on* Explains how cultural (or collective) vs. individual knowledge distinguishes cognitive anthropology from cognitive psychology* Examines recent theories and methods for studying cognition in real-world scenarios* Contains twenty-nine key essays by leading names in the field
IntroductionPart I: History of Cognitive Anthropology and the nature and types of Cultural Knowledge StructuresPart II: MethodologiesPart III: Cognitive Structures of Cultural DomainsPart IV: Cognitive Anthropology and other DisciplinesPART V: Some Examples of Contemporary ResearchAfterward: One Cognitive View of Culture