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Levi-Strauss on Religion: The Structuring Mind (Key Thinkers in the Study of Religion) - Hardcover

Book 3 of 10: Key Thinkers in the Study of Religion

Tremlett, Paul-Francois

 
9781845532772: Levi-Strauss on Religion: The Structuring Mind (Key Thinkers in the Study of Religion)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1845532775 ISBN 13: 9781845532772
Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

Levi-Strauss, the 'father of modern anthropology', is one of the most influential thinkers of the Twentieth Century. His development of 'structuralism' - the identification of patterns of human cognition and behaviour - greatly influenced Althusser, Lacan, Foucault and Derrida. -Levi-Strauss on Religion- presents one of the only examinations of the importance of Levi-Strauss' thought and work to the study of religion. The book examines his methodology as well as his contributions to the study of kinship, totemism, and myth. The issues raised by Levi-Strauss' anthropological, political and philosophical texts are placed alongside contemporary debates in religious studies and the student is introduced to the thinkers and theories that informed his writings. This book will be invaluable to students of the anthropology and phenomenology of religion.

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About the Author

Paul-François Tremlett is a Lecturer in Religious Studies at the Open University.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1845532775
ISBN 13 
9781845532772
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
134