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The Savage Mind

by Claude Levi-Strauss · 1962

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An examination of the structure of the thought of primitive' peoples, and has contributed significantly to our understanding of the way the human mind works.

Subject
anthropologysocial sciencephilosophypsychologysociology
Genre
mythologymyths and folklore
Themes
religion
Setting
college
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 310 pages
Form
essays

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