Myth and meaning / Claude Lévi-Strauss ; foreword by Wendy Doniger.
By: Lévi-Strauss, Claude [author.].
Publisher: New York : Taylor and Francis : 2017Edition: 1st pbk. ed.Description: xix, 58p.ISBN: 9781138301313.Subject(s): Structural anthropology | Mythology | EthnophilosophyDDC classification: 303.372 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online Summary: The anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss was one of the greatest intellectuals of the twentieth century. His work has had a profound impact not only within anthropology but also linguistics, sociology and philosophy. In this short book he examines the nature and role of myth in human history, distilling a lifetime of writing into a few sharp insights. It is a crystalline overview of many of the basic ideas underlying his work, including the theory of structuralism and the difference between 'primitive' and 'scientific' thought and shows why Levi-Strauss remains a hugely important intellectual figure. With a new foreword by Patrick Wilcken.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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"Talks were broadcast on CBS Radio series, Ideas in December 1977"--P. [xvii],
Includes bibliographical references (p. [55]-58).
The anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss was one of the greatest intellectuals of the twentieth century. His work has had a profound impact not only within anthropology but also linguistics, sociology and philosophy. In this short book he examines the nature and role of myth in human history, distilling a lifetime of writing into a few sharp insights. It is a crystalline overview of many of the basic ideas underlying his work, including the theory of structuralism and the difference between 'primitive' and 'scientific' thought and shows why Levi-Strauss remains a hugely important intellectual figure.
With a new foreword by Patrick Wilcken.
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