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Title The Social use of metaphor : essays on the anthropology of rhetoric / edited by J. David Sapir and J. Christopher Crocker ; with contributions by J. Christopher Crocker ... [and others].

Publication Info. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1977.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  PN228.M4 S6 1977    Available  ---
Description xi, 249 pages ; 24 cm
Note Enlarged versions of papers presented at a symposium held during the annual (1970) meeting of the American Anthropological Association, with one additional paper.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 225-237.
Note Includes index.
Contents pt. 1. Generalities: ch. 1. Anatomy of metaphor / J. David Sapir -- ch. 2. Social functions of rhetorical form / J. Christopher Crocker -- pt. 2. Particulars: ch. 3. Saying Haya sayings: two categories of proverb use / Peter Seitel -- ch. 4. Performance of ritual metaphors / James W. Fernandez -- ch. 5. Carrying the village: Cuna political metaphors / James Howe -- ch. 6. My brother the parrot / J. Christopher Crocker -- ch. 7. Fabricated child / J. David Sapir.
Form Also issued online.
Subject Metaphor.
Metaphor.
Symbolism.
Symbolism.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Sapir, J. David.
Crocker, Jon Christopher, 1938-
American Anthropological Association.
Other Form: Online version: Social use of metaphor. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1977 (OCoLC)558095116
ISBN 0812277252
9780812277258