The Seven Day Circle

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The History and Meaning of the Week

By Eviatar Zerubavel

Summary

The Seven Day Circle by Eviatar Zerubavel explores the historical and cultural significance of the seven-day week. It delves into how this temporal structure, seemingly arbitrary, has shaped human social behaviour and norms throughout history. The book examines the intersection of time, culture, and societal organisation in a thought-provoking manner.
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You might enjoy this book if you're curious about the origins and cultural significance of the seven-day week. It delves into how this seemingly arbitrary division of time influences our lives, social structures, and even our perception of natural cycles. Ideal for those interested in anthropology, sociology, or the history of timekeeping, it offers a thoughtful exploration of a time framework we often take for granted.

Description

Days, months, and years were given to us by nature, but we invented the week for ourselves. There is nothing inevitable about a seven-day cycle, or about any other kind of week; it represents an arbitrary rhythm imposed on our activities, unrelated to anything in the natural order.

But where the week exists—and there have been many cultures where it doesn't—it is so deeply embedded in our experience that we hardly ever question its rightness, or think of it as an artificial convention; for most of us it is a matter of 'second nature.'

The Seven Day Circle explores this fascinating topic, questioning and delving into the origins and implications of the weekly cycle that has become a substantial part of our lives.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780226981659

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 March 1989

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 17.0mm

Height: 22.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 220

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Education & Reference Eviatar Zerubavel Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Eviatar Zerubavel is professor of sociology at Rutgers University. His books include Hidden Rhythms: Schedules and Calendars in Social Life and Patterns of Time in Hospital Life: A Sociological Perspective.