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Structural Anthropology

by Claude Levi-Strauss · 1958

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Structural Anthropology provides an introduction to his distinctive approach to anthropology as the study of a science of general principles. The now renowned 'structural method, ' which has changed the face of social anthropology, views man and society in terms of universals—kinship, social organization, religion and mythology, and art.

Subject
anthropologyphilosophysciencesocial sciencesociology
Genre
mythologymyths and folklorefantasy
Themes
religion
Setting
workplacecollege
Audience
adult
Length
long · 448 pages
Form
essays

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