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The book contains three Latin reports by the Croatian Jesuit, nobleman and explorer Ivan Rattkay (Ratkaj, 1647–1683), born in Ptuj (today Slovenia), sent to the provincial of the Austro-Czech Jesuit province from the mission in northern Mexico.
In Culture and Communication, Edmund Leach explores social relations through language, rituals, and symbols. He connects anthropology with communication theory, showing culture as a system of meaning that shapes human behavior.
The book is still required reading at philological faculties today because it systematically connects language with literature and social context for the first time. It is written clearly, without ideological exclusivity, which was a rarity in 1990.
At the center of Jezernik's scientific work is ethnological and anthropological research of the Balkans and Eastern Europe.
The essays collected in this book are inspired by the idea that politics is largely a matter of symbols.
A collection of essays by a distinguished Croatian art historian, exploring the symbolism of animals in art, folklore, and mythology, connecting ancient traditions with their reflection in fine art and culture.