Anthropological Theory: An Introductory HistoryA comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic readings contains in-depth commentary in introductions and notes to help guide students through excerpts of seminal anthropological works. The commentary provides the background information needed to understand each article, its central concepts, and its relationship to the social and historical context in which it was written. |
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Page 330
... Lévi - Strauss ' theory of culture is based in psy- chology , but unlike Freud or the culture and per- sonality theorists , he does not believe that the psychological structure he proposes determines culture . Instead , Lévi - Strauss ...
... Lévi - Strauss ' theory of culture is based in psy- chology , but unlike Freud or the culture and per- sonality theorists , he does not believe that the psychological structure he proposes determines culture . Instead , Lévi - Strauss ...
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... Lévi - Strauss proposed that the fundamental pat- tern of human thought also uses binary contrasts such as black - white , night - day , and hot - cold . This insight dovetailed nicely with Durkheim's and Hertz's proposition that ...
... Lévi - Strauss proposed that the fundamental pat- tern of human thought also uses binary contrasts such as black - white , night - day , and hot - cold . This insight dovetailed nicely with Durkheim's and Hertz's proposition that ...
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... Strauss must first show that attitudes are not merely the reflection of kin - terms , as he claims Radcliffe - Brown has asserted . If this were the case , the ... Lévi - Strauss : Structural Analysis in Linguistics and in Anthropology 337.
... Strauss must first show that attitudes are not merely the reflection of kin - terms , as he claims Radcliffe - Brown has asserted . If this were the case , the ... Lévi - Strauss : Structural Analysis in Linguistics and in Anthropology 337.
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
Copyright | |
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