The Structural Study of Myth and Totemism (Hardcover)

Designed to provoke controversy, the papers in this volume concentrate on two main themes: the study of myth and totemism. Starting with an English translation of La Geste d'Asdiwal, which is widely considered to be the most brilliant of all of Levi-Strauss's shorter expositions of his technique of myth analysis, the volume also contains criticism of this essay. The second part of the volume discusses how far Levi-Strauss's treatment of totemism as a system of category formation can be correlated with the facts that an ethnographer encounters in the field. First published in 1967.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2004
First published:	1967
Editors:	Edmund Leach
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-33072-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	0-415-33072-6
Barcode:	9780415330725

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