" ... de Heusch has achieved a significant advance over Levi-Strauss's formulations... [A] landmark contribution to anthropological theory, historical methodology, structural analysis, and African studies." Choice
" . . . de Heusch has achieved a significant advance over Lévi-Strauss's formulations. . . . [A] landmark contribution to anthropological theory, historical methodology, structural analysis, and African studies." —ChoiceA major work that modifies and extends Lévi-Straussian myth analysis in profound and exciting ways. Roy Willis's masterful translation makes technical terms accessible to the general reader.
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A work that modifies and extends Levi-Straussian myth analysis.
Translator's IntroductionAuthor's IntroductionChapter One: Kingly MannersChapter Two: The Rainbow and the LighteningChapter Three: The Outraged FatherChapter Four: The People of the SunChapter Five: Palm Wine, the Blood of Women, and the Blood of BeastsChapter Six: Animals with Eyes of NightNotesBibliographyList of Myths
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A Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 1982
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780253318329
Publisert
1982-07-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Indiana University Press
Vekt
708 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
288
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