The Seven Day Circle: The History and Meaning of the Week

The Seven Day Circle: The History and Meaning of the Week

"Days, months, and years were given to us by nature, but we invented the week for ourselves. There is nothing inevitable about a seven-day cycle, or about any other kind of week; it represents an arbitrary rhythm imposed on our activities, unrelated to anything in the natural order. But where the week existsâ€”and there have been many cultures where it doesn'tâ€”it is so deeply embedded in our experience that we hardly ever question its rightness, or think of it as an artificial convention; for most of us it is a matter of 'second nature.'
Country USA
Brand University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer University of Chicago Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 16figs.
ReleaseDate 1989-03-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780226981659