1st Edition
by David B. Kronenfeld (Editor), Giovanni Bennardo (Editor), de Munck, Victor C. (Editor), Michael D. Fischer (Editor)
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
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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
