Myth and meaning /

Leþvi-Strauss, Claude,

Myth and meaning / [Book] / Claude Lv̌i-Strauss. - xix, 48 pages : ; 20 cm. - Routledge great minds .

Formerly CIP.

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.

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9781138666658 (paperback) 9780415854696 (pbk.)

GBB329126 bnb

016307903 Uk


Structural anthropology.
Mythology.
Ethnophilosophy.

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