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... symbols " . in society . Symbols guide action . Culture , ac- cording to Geertz , is " a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms by means of which men communicate , perpetu- ate , and develop their knowledge about ...
... symbols " . in society . Symbols guide action . Culture , ac- cording to Geertz , is " a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms by means of which men communicate , perpetu- ate , and develop their knowledge about ...
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... symbols of the hallmark , but any that are below the lowest standard are required by law to be broken before being returned to the manufacturer . Hallmarking in Great Britain dates from Ed- ward I. A statute of 1300 provided that no ...
... symbols of the hallmark , but any that are below the lowest standard are required by law to be broken before being returned to the manufacturer . Hallmarking in Great Britain dates from Ed- ward I. A statute of 1300 provided that no ...
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... symbols , was made by the German scholar Athanasius Kircher in the mid - 1600s . Despite his initial correct hypothesis , he cor- rectly identified only one symbol . The discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799 was to provide the key to ...
... symbols , was made by the German scholar Athanasius Kircher in the mid - 1600s . Despite his initial correct hypothesis , he cor- rectly identified only one symbol . The discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799 was to provide the key to ...
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