The Story of Lynx

Translator's AcknowledgmentsPrefacePt. One: On the Side of the Fog1. An Untimely Pregnancy2. Coyote, Father and Son3. The Dentalia Thieves4. A Myth to Go Back in Time5. The Fateful Sentence6. A Visit to the Mountain GoatsPt. Two: Breaks through the Clouds7. The Child Taken by the Owl8. Jewels and Wounds9. The Son of the Root10. Twins: Salmon, Bears, and Wolves11. Meteorology at Home12. Jewels and Food13. From the Moon to the Sun14. The Dog HusbandPt. Three: On the Side of the Wind15. The Capture of the Wind16. Indian Myths, French Folktales17. The Last Return of the Bird-Nester18. Rereading Montaigne19. The Bipartite Ideology of the AmerindiansNotesBibliographyIndex

Summary

In this wide-ranging work, Claude Levi-Strauss examines the mythology of American Indians and seeks to illustrate how contact with Europeans have altered these tales.

Product details

• Authors: Claude Levi-Strauss, Claude (College de France) Levi-Strauss
• Assisted by: Catherine Tihanyi (Translation), Tihanyi Catherine (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.1996
• EAN: 9780226474724
• ISBN: 978-0-226-47472-4
• No. of pages: 294
• Dimensions: 14 mm x 22 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 397 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, North America, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Folklore, myths & legends, Relating to indigenous peoples, North America (USA and Canada), Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)