Capturing imagination: A cognitive approach to cultural complexity

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 815-838

  Severi, Carlo ^a,b  

^a ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

^b Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

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EID: 28444476202     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2004.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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