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9780816627615

Claude Levi-Strauss and the Making of Structural Anthropology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816627615

  • ISBN10:

    0816627614

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-04-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr
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Summary

As anthropology continues to transform itself, this book affords a broad and balanced account of the remarkable accomplishments of one of the great intellectual innovators of the 20th century. It presents an authoritative and accessible analysis of Claude Levi-Strauss's research in anthropological theory and practice as well as his contributions to debates surrounding linguistics, epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics.

Author Biography

Marcel Henaff is a professor at the University of California, San Diego, and a program director at the College International de Philosophie, Paris.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Levi-Strauss and Structuralismp. 1
The Anthropologist, the West, and the Othersp. 21
The Movement of Reciprocityp. 36
Structures of Kinshipp. 68
Unconscious Categories and Universality of the Mindp. 94
Symbolic Thoughtp. 120
The Logic of Sensible Qualitiesp. 141
The Analysis of Mythsp. 159
The Lesson of the Work of Artp. 190
Time in Societies and the Question of Historyp. 214
Concluding Remarks: The Moral Issuep. 237
Chronologyp. 245
Notesp. 261
Bibliographyp. 265
Indexp. 285
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