134 Pages
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Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
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Routledge
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Levi-Strauss, the 'father of modern anthropology', is one of the most influential thinkers of the Twentieth Century. His development of 'structuralism' - the identification of patterns of human cognition and behaviour - greatly influenced Althusser, Lacan, Foucault and Derrida. -Levi-Strauss on Religion- presents one of the only examinations of the importance of Levi-Strauss' thought and work to... Read more
PrefaceIntroductionChapter one: Levi-Strauss, linguistics and structuralismChapter two: kinship as communicationChapter three: the illusion of totemismChapter four: myths without meaning?Chapter five: structuralism, shamanism and material cultureChapter six: the structure of nostalgiaChapter seven: Levi-Strauss and the study of religions
Biography
Paul-François Tremlett is a Lecturer in Religious Studies at the Open University.
