Paul-Francois Tremlett

Levi-Strauss on Religion

The Structuring Mind

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Claude Levi-Strauss and the style of thinking known as 'structuralism' with which his work is conventionally associated is widely recognized as having made a seminal contribution to the discipline of anthropology. This book presents an overview of Levi-Strauss' life and work, and the thinkers and theories that informed his writings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 134
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 156mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9781845532789
• ISBN-10: 1845532783
• Artikelnr.: 24733160

Autorenporträt

Paul-François Tremlett is a Lecturer in Religious Studies at the Open University.

Inhaltsangabe

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