Concerning a few invariants -- Consciousness and the mind -- Language and the mind -- The symbolic function -- What is imagining? -- What is play? -- Art, or from the imagined imaginary to the materialised imaginary -- Concerning the religious imaginary -- The imaginary of political-religious systems -- Conclusion: And so/what is the real?
Summary:
"Exploring the close relationship between the real, the symbolic and imaginary Lévi-Strauss held that 'the real, the symbolic and the imaginary' are three separate orders. Maurice Godelier demonstrates the contrary: the real is not separate from the symbolic and the imaginary. Godelier's book goes to the strategic heart of the social sciences, for to examine the nature and role of the imaginary and the symbolic is also to attempt to account for the basic components of all societies and ultimately of human existence. And these aspects in turn shape our social and personal identity"-- Provided by publisher.
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