ISSN:
1745-8927
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
The senses & society
Publ. der Quelle:
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 11, No. 3 (2016), p. 262-274
DDC:
390
Abstract:
While French anthropology has spent considerable time examining the relationship between the body and society, it has not paid equivalent attention to the ways in which sensory skills are affected by the natural environment in which they have evolved. Mimetic processes inspired by "nature", such as onomatopeia and, as will be argued here, toponyms, are a valuable example of this phenomenon. Not only do they draw attention to the significant role that the natural environment plays in social meaning, but they also offer privileged insight into the ways in which perception of the environment is shaped and stabilized.
Note:
Copyright: © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2016
DOI:
10.1080/17458927.2016.1195109
URL:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17458927.2016.1195109
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