Myth and Meaning

Informationen zum Autor Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908- ). Anthropologist, who became the most prominent exponent of structuralism. Klappentext In addresses written for a wide general audience, one of the twentieth century's most prominent thinkers, Claude Lévi-Strauss, here offers the insights of a lifetime on the crucial questions of human existence. Responding to questions as varied as 'Can there be meaning in chaos?', 'What can science learn from myth?' and 'What is structuralism?', Lévi-Strauss presents, in clear, precise language, essential guidance for those who want to learn more about the potential of the human mind. Zusammenfassung In addresses written for a wide general audience, one of the twentieth century's most prominent thinkers, Claude L?vi-Strauss, here offers the insights of a lifetime on the crucial questions of human existence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 01 The Meeting of Myth and Science; Chapter 02 ‘Primitive’ Thinking and the ‘Civilized’ Mind; Chapter 03 Harelips and Twins: the Splitting of a Myth; Chapter 04 When Myth Becomes History; Chapter 05 Myth and Music;

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• Autori: Claude Levi-Strauss, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Levi-Strauss CL, LVI-Strauss CL
• Editore: Routledge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 22.04.2004
• EAN: 9780415253949
• ISBN: 978-0-415-25394-9
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 199 mm x 5 mm
• Serie: Routledge Classics; Routledge Classics
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altro; Anthropologie