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2. From Territorial Surveys to Mental Mapping. The Recognition of the Anthropological Image

Author : Raffaele Pe

Published in: Agogic Maps

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In this chapter, the notion of anthropological image is applied to the understanding of the process of formation of informal settlements in prehistoric and historic sub-Saharan Africa, especially in the geographic region of Tanzania and Dar es Salaam. The concept of anthropological image emerges in this work from a semiotic reflection on Claude Levi-Strauss’ investigations regarding the constitution of social structures in native communities. Levi-Strauss’ creative and abductive approach to the construction of meaning in primary formations and his interest in rituals and their performance provides a methodology we can employ in the close readings of spatial configurations. Inhabiting units of nomadic and settled communities are analyzed in their parts and the way those parts are interconnected (Bantu, Tswanas, and Swahili). The role of musical (Muziki wa Dansi) and pictorial artistic practices (Tingatinga, batik) is also taken into account to offer a wide range of compositional systems to compare and distinguish recurring configurational practices.

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Metadata
Title
From Territorial Surveys to Mental Mapping. The Recognition of the Anthropological Image
Author
Raffaele Pe
Copyright Year
2017
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48306-1_2

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