Symbolic system

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The term symbolic system is used in the field of anthropology and sociology to refer to a system of interconnected symbolic meanings.

For complex systems of symbols, the term is preferred to symbolism, which denotes the symbolic meaning of a single cultural phenomenon.

[edit] Related terms

• Structural anthropology
• Symbolic anthropology
• Symbolism

[edit] References

• Claude Lévi-Strauss