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The Symbols of Christmas, Part 1

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I Googled “Christmas” plus “time of reflection” and got literally hundreds of direct hits. We all know the internet can’t be wrong, so I guess for many of us, Christmas is a time of reflection; reflection, I would add, about what is most important in our lives.

Anthropologists are particularly interested in what members of a society find important and how it is represented through symbol and ritual. So in this episode, I want to analyse the way Frazer, Durkheim, and Freud—being among the most influential thinkers for anthropology—would analyse the symbolism of Christmas.

Copyright 2012 Nicholas Herriman / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

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#Higher Education #La Trobe #La Trobe University #Nick Herriman #Nicholas Herriman #Anthropology #Magic #Rituals #Fetish #Australia #Dr Nicholas Herriman #Podcasting Education #Anthropologists #Rite #Rational

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The Symbols of Christmas, Part 1

The Audible Anthropologist

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published 12y ago

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Innhold levert av La Trobe University and Dr Nicholas Herriman. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av La Trobe University and Dr Nicholas Herriman eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.

I Googled “Christmas” plus “time of reflection” and got literally hundreds of direct hits. We all know the internet can’t be wrong, so I guess for many of us, Christmas is a time of reflection; reflection, I would add, about what is most important in our lives.

Anthropologists are particularly interested in what members of a society find important and how it is represented through symbol and ritual. So in this episode, I want to analyse the way Frazer, Durkheim, and Freud—being among the most influential thinkers for anthropology—would analyse the symbolism of Christmas.

Copyright 2012 Nicholas Herriman / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

… continue reading

26 episoder

#Higher Education #La Trobe #La Trobe University #Nick Herriman #Nicholas Herriman #Anthropology #Magic #Rituals #Fetish #Australia #Dr Nicholas Herriman #Podcasting Education #Anthropologists #Rite #Rational

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