Description |
viii, 150 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Pt. I. The life and work of Lévi-Strauss -- 1. Some biographical elements -- 2. His work -- Pt. II. Structuralist thought -- 1. The foundations -- 2. Beyond empiricism -- 3. Structuralism -- 4. The primacy of the mind -- Pt. III. Tristes Tropiques -- 1. A critique of modernity -- 2. Charming savages -- Pt. IV. Kinship -- 1. The incest taboo -- 2. Preferential marriage -- Pt. V. Symbolic classifications -- 1. Totemism -- 2. The savage mind -- 3. The effectiveness of symbols -- Pt. VI. Mythology -- 1. The basis of myths -- 2. The raw, the cooked, honey and ashes -- Pt. VII. The impact of structuralism on social anthropology -- 1. The development of French anthropology -- 2. A source of influence in France -- 3. Anglo-Saxon anthropology |
Summary |
"Robert Deliege's book provides a concise overview of the monumental work of one of the greatest and most prolific thinkers of the 20th century. Claude Levi-Strauss has had a profound and lasting impact on the course of contemporary anthropology. One could further argue that he has spawned a discipline in and of itself, so widespread has the influence of structuralism been, from linguistics to philosophy to psychology. He had a formative influence on such thinkers as Jean-Paul Sartre, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Ernest Gellner, Jean Piaget, Paul Ricoeur and Vladimir Propp, to name but a few. But from myth and totemism through to the 'savage mind', Levi-Strauss has perhaps most shaped modern anthropology." "This reappraisal is essential reading for students and indeed anyone wishing to have a handy introduction to Levi Strauss."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Translation of: Introduction à l'anthropologie structurale : Lévi-Strauss aujourd'hui |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-146) and index |
Subject |
Lévi-Strauss, Claude.
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Structural anthropology.
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Anthropologists -- France -- Biography.
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Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Author |
Scott, Nora.
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LC no. |
2004006526 |
ISBN |
1859738338 cloth |
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1859738389 paperback |
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