Claude LeviStrauss

Introduction to the Work of Marcel Mauss

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ISBN 13:: 9780415151580
author:: Claude LeviStrauss
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
language:: English
Publication Year:: 1987
Pages:: 104
Genre:: Anthropology Textbook
Condition:: New
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Claude Lévi-Strauss introduces Marcel Mauss's work in this seminal text. First published in 1987, it is an essential study for those interested in structuralism and social anthropology. Lévi-Strauss examines Mauss's contributions to the field, arguing that his approach was actually a precursor to structuralist thought. The author outlines the core principles of structuralism, including the idea that societies are governed by immutable laws, and proposes a multi-disciplinary methodology combining anthropology, linguistics, and psychoanalysis. This edition is the first English translation of Lévi-Strauss's preface to Marcel Mauss's Sociologie et Anthropologie (1950). It will be valuable to anthropologists, philologists, psychologists, and anyone interested in understanding the development of structuralist thought.

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