Forbidden Fruit - An Anthropologist Looks At Incest

Exploring the role of the incest prohibition in human societies

About the author

Maurice Godelier is a world-renowned anthropologist. Among the many honors he has received are the CNRS Gold Medal and the Alexander von Humboldt prize. His major works include The Making of Great Men, The Metamorphoses of Kinship, The Enigma of the Gift, In and Out of the West, and, more recently, Lévi-Strauss: A Critical Study of His Thought.

Summary

Exploring the role of the incest prohibition in human societies

Product details

• Authors: Maurice Godelier, Godelier Maurice, Godelier Maurice
• Assisted by: Nora Scott (Translation), Scott Nora (Translation)
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781804292341
• ISBN: 978-1-80429-234-1
• No. of pages: 112
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Sociology: family & relationships, Social issues & processes, Sociology: sexual relations, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Sociology: family and relationships, Sexual Behaviour, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality