Anthropology And Myth: Lectures 1951-1982
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Author: Claude Lévi-Strauss
Binding: Hardback
Published: Basil Blackwell, 1987
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
This academic collection presents the foundational theories of structural anthropology through a series of illuminating lectures. It chronicles the intellectual journey of a seminal thinker, offering profound insights into the universal structures of human thought and the underlying patterns within diverse mythologies. The volume argues for a systematic approach to understanding cultural phenomena, illustrating how seemingly disparate narratives reveal common symbolic frameworks. Readers will discover a rigorous analysis of kinship, totemism, and the raw materials of the mind, all presented with the author's characteristic intellectual precision. This essential work details the development of a revolutionary perspective that reshaped the study of human culture and society.
Author: Claude Lévi-Strauss
Binding: Hardback
Published: Basil Blackwell, 1987
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
This academic collection presents the foundational theories of structural anthropology through a series of illuminating lectures. It chronicles the intellectual journey of a seminal thinker, offering profound insights into the universal structures of human thought and the underlying patterns within diverse mythologies. The volume argues for a systematic approach to understanding cultural phenomena, illustrating how seemingly disparate narratives reveal common symbolic frameworks. Readers will discover a rigorous analysis of kinship, totemism, and the raw materials of the mind, all presented with the author's characteristic intellectual precision. This essential work details the development of a revolutionary perspective that reshaped the study of human culture and society.