IMAGE CULTURES - TABOO - EDUCATION

The book "Image Cultures - Taboo - Education" is a collection of texts that analyze the evolution of the concept of taboo in the context of contemporary mediated cultures. The authors refer to traditional anthropology, examining how taboos affect social bonds and the integration of communities. This publication is a valuable source of knowledge for students, researchers, and anyone interested in the influence of culture on our lives.

• Analysis of the evolution of taboo in contemporary cultures
• Reference to traditional anthropology in understanding taboo
• Examination of the influence of taboo on social bonds
• Reflection on the transformation of taboo under the influence of technology
• Complex reflection on the concept of taboo
• Examples of differences between original and contemporary cultures

In the texts contained in the collection, the authors focus on a complex reflection on the evolution of the concept of taboo. They refer to an understanding of tabooization consistent with the dictionary of traditional anthropology, relating the meaning of what is forbidden to the very source of traditional culture. This action strengthens social bonds, fulfilling functions that integrate the community. The transformation of taboo takes place in contemporary mediated cultures under the influence of the development of high technologies, the spread of modern communication techniques and related socio-cultural phenomena, such as the liquefaction of identity, unification and secularization.

In the texts, reflections can be found referring to the phenomenon of the existence of areas of community experience of original and contemporary cultures, such as myths, rituals and social norms, which constitute the foundations of the symbolic order. However, there are more examples showing fundamental differences, which confirm the validity of the thesis that taboo as an anthropological category functions somewhat differently today than it used to, primarily it is subject to inevitable dynamization. This publication is a valuable source of knowledge for students, researchers, and anyone interested in the influence of culture on our lives.

The University of Silesia Publishing House presents a collection of texts that thoroughly analyze the concept of taboo in the context of contemporary cultures. The authors, referring to traditional anthropology, examine how taboos affect social bonds and the integration of communities. This book is not only a source of knowledge, but also an inspiration for deeper reflections on the changing world and its impact on our perception of reality. This publication is a valuable source of knowledge for students, researchers, and anyone interested in the influence of culture on our lives.