Myth and Meaning: Cracking the Code of Culture

Myth and Meaning: Cracking the Code of Culture
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Ever since the rise of science and the scientific method in the seventeenth century, we have rejected mythology as the product of superstitious and primitive minds. Only now are we coming to a fuller appreciation of the nature and role of myth in human history. In these five lectures originally prepared for Canadian radio, Claude LÃ©vi-Strauss offers, in brief summations, the insights of a lifetime spent interpreting myths and trying to discover their significance for human understanding.
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The lectures begin with a discussion of the historical split between mythology and science and the evidence that mythic levels of understanding are being reintegrated in our approach to knowledge. In an extension of this theme, Professor LÃ©vi-Strauss analyzes what we have called â€œprimitive thinkingâ€ and discusses some universal features of human mythology. The final two lectures outline the functional relationship between mythology and history and the structural relationship between mythology and music.
Country USA
Brand RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
Manufacturer Schocken
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber unknown
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1995-03-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780805210385

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