Alfred Gell
Alfred (Antony Francis) Gell (June 12, 1945 – January 28, 1997) was a British social anthropologist whose most influential work concerned art, language, symbolism and ritual.
Works
- Metamorphosis of the Cassowaries: Umeda Society, Language and Ritual, London: Athlone, 1975.
- The Anthropology of Time: Cultural Constructions of Temporal Maps and Images, Oxford: Berg, 1992.
- Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998.
