Claude Levi-Strauss
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In this lucide guide to the often abstruse works of Claude Levi-Strauss, Edmund Leach synthesizes the thought of one of the twentieth century's greatest anthropologists and provides a thoughtful introduction to the theory and practice of structuralism. Leach organizes his work not by chronology but by theme, exploring three important topics in Levi-Strauss's work: human beings and their symbols, the structure of myth, and kinship theory. Written concisely and with great care and penetration, this brief book is both a fine introduction for the uninitiated reader of Levi-Strauss and a critical analysis that will prove valuable to those more familiar with the anthropologist's work.
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Available Light: Anthropological Reflections on Philosophical Topics Shares anthropology, philosophy, nonfiction -
The Raw and the Cooked (Mythologiques, Vol 1) Shares anthropology, structuralism, nonfiction -
Structural Anthropology Shares anthropology, nonfiction, philosophy -
Primitive Culture: Researches Into The Development Of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Art, And Custom Shares anthropology, philosophy, nonfiction
