Reading Material Culture: Structuralism, Hermeneutics and Post-Structuralism

by Christopher Tilley (Editor)

Central to any understanding of the significance of material objects, whether contemporary or prehistoric, is a discussion of the very nature of interpretation itself: how we 'read' artefacts and inscribe them into the present. This book examines the complex relations between material culture, social structures and social practices from structuralist, hermeneutical and post-structuralist viewpoints.

Genres: Theory, Archaeology

367 pages, Paperback

First published December 19, 1989

Reviews

[Lette Hass · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un clásico de los 90s... parece atractivo revisarlo justamente hoy, 2017

Central to any understanding of the significance of material objects, whether contemporary or prehistoric, is a discussion of the very nature of interpretation itself: how we 'read' artefacts and inscribe them into the present. This book examines the complex relations between material culture, social structures and social practices from structuralist, hermeneutical and post-structuralist viewpoints.