The Caucus as an Anthropological Topos ()
Abstract
Certain historical
events may be driven by anthropological topoi surfacing from layers
below culture and society, once the structures of society and culture allow for
that to happen. Difficulties in finding a suitable term to describe a
historical event may hint at such a situation. The events in autumn 1989
in the German Democratic Republic, often referred to as “peaceful revolution”,
are analyzed in this regard and it is argued that in essence this was a
spontaneous caucus.
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Rothe, H. (2014). The Caucus as an Anthropological Topos.
Advances in Anthropology, 4, 38-40. doi:
10.4236/aa.2014.41005.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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