{"title":"Marcel Mauss","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarcel Mauss’s works explore the intricate connections between society, culture, and belief through a deep examination of ritual, exchange, and classification. His texts, such as \u003cem\u003eA General Theory of Magic\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePrimitive Classification\u003c\/em\u003e, offer profound insights into how spiritual and social practices shape human understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the intersections of \u003cstrong\u003eReligion \u0026amp; Spirituality\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/strong\u003e will find Mauss’s writings thought-provoking, combining anthropological observation with philosophical inquiry into the structures underlying human thought and behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-general-theory-of-magic-by-marcel-mauss-9780415255509","title":"A General Theory of Magic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst written by Marcel Mauss and Henri Humbert in 1902, \u003cem\u003eA General Theory of Magic\u003c\/em\u003e gained a wide new readership when republished by Mauss in 1950.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a study of magic in 'primitive' societies and its survival today in our thoughts and social actions, it represents what Claude Lévi-Strauss called, in an introduction to that edition, the astonishing modernity of the mind of one of the century's greatest thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book offers a fascinating snapshot of magic throughout various cultures as well as deep sociological and religious insights still very much relevant today. At a period when art, magic, and science appear to be crossing paths once again, \u003cem\u003eA General Theory of Magic\u003c\/em\u003e presents itself as a classic for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47604949352684,"sku":"9780415255509","price":235.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415255509-a-general-theory-of-magic.jpg?v=1778116183"},{"product_id":"primitive-classification-routledge-revivals-by-emile-durkheim-9780415567923","title":"Primitive Classification (Routledge Revivals)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this influential work, first published in English in 1963, Durkheim and Mauss claim that the individual mind is capable of classification and they seek the origin of the 'classificatory function' in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the basis of an intensive examination of forms and principles of symbolic classification reported from the Australian aborigines, the Zuni and traditional China, they try to establish a formal correspondence between social and symbolic classification. From this, they argue that the mode of classification is determined by the form of society and that the notions of space, time, hierarchy, number, class and other such cognitive categories are products of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDr Needham's introduction assesses the validity of Durkheim and Mauss's argument, traces its continued influence in various disciplines, and indicates its analytical value for future researches in social anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607455219948,"sku":"9780415567923","price":109.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/dbfa31f4fcbe5d4d69b63bcbd399635c.jpg?v=1778189623"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/marcel-mauss.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}