The Raw And The Cooked: Introduction To A Science Of Mythology, Volume One
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Author: Claude Lévi-Strauss
Binding: Paperback
Published: University of Chicago Press, 1983
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
This seminal work, The Raw And The Cooked: Introduction To A Science Of Mythology, Volume One, presents a groundbreaking structural analysis of South American myths. Claude Lévi-Strauss meticulously uncovers universal patterns within diverse narratives, arguing that seemingly disparate stories share underlying logical structures. The text illustrates how human thought organizes the world through binary oppositions, using the culinary metaphor of raw and cooked to illuminate complex cultural systems. This academic masterpiece offers profound insights into the nature of myth, language, and the human mind, establishing a new paradigm for anthropological inquiry. Its intellectual rigor and innovative methodology continue to influence fields beyond anthropology.
Author: Claude Lévi-Strauss
Binding: Paperback
Published: University of Chicago Press, 1983
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
This seminal work, The Raw And The Cooked: Introduction To A Science Of Mythology, Volume One, presents a groundbreaking structural analysis of South American myths. Claude Lévi-Strauss meticulously uncovers universal patterns within diverse narratives, arguing that seemingly disparate stories share underlying logical structures. The text illustrates how human thought organizes the world through binary oppositions, using the culinary metaphor of raw and cooked to illuminate complex cultural systems. This academic masterpiece offers profound insights into the nature of myth, language, and the human mind, establishing a new paradigm for anthropological inquiry. Its intellectual rigor and innovative methodology continue to influence fields beyond anthropology.