Description
This interdisciplinary dissertation explores the archetype of the "ape-man" from a phenomenological perspective, with its genesis and present continuation dependent on extant and accreted human behavior and morphology.
In order to ascertain the embedded components of the ape-man archetype, an identikit ape-man as a discrete phenomenon is derived after the examination of cross-cultural examples world-wide. Next, this discrete phenomenon and its constituent parts are compared both to extant ape species' behavior and morphology and the paleoanthropological evidence to determine in what ways -- if any -- components of each are reflected accurately in the phenomenon.
Utilizing concepts in the fields of cultural and physical anthropology, ethology, psychology, and philosophy, this dissertation asserts as its conclusion that the archetype of the ape-man is a result of accreted and enacted collective memories, and reflects an important phenomenon integral to human thought and form.
Author: Dawn Prince-Hughes
Publisher: Dissertation.com
Published: 03/01/2001
Pages: 236
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.56w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781581121193
ISBN10: 1581121199
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology | General
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