The Cambridge Companion to Lévi-Strauss (Cambridge Companion to Philosophy)

Claude Lévi-strauss Is One Of The Major Thinkers Of The Modern Age. Regarded As A Crucial Figure In The Development Of Structuralism, His Writings Are Studied Across A Wide Range Of Disciplines, Including Anthropology, Philosophy And Literary Studies. The Cambridge Companion To Lévi-strauss Presents A Major Reassessment Of His Work And Influence. The Fifteen Specially-commissioned Essays In This Volume Engage With The Controversies That Have Surrounded His Ideas, And They Probe The Concealed Influences And Clichés That Have Obscured A True Understanding Of His Work. The Contributors Are Experts Drawn From A Number Of Fields, Demonstrating The Durability And Importance Of Lévi-strauss's Work In The Academy. Written For Students And Researchers Alike, These Incisive, Jargon-free Essays Will Be Essential Reading For Anybody Who Wishes To Gain A Deeper Understanding Of This Important Thinker. -- Publisher's Description Lévi-strauss And The Question Of Humanism / Denis Kambouchner Followed By A Letter From Claude Lévi-strauss -- Lévi-strauss And History / Michael E. Harkin -- Structure And Exchange / Abraham Rosman And Paula G. Rubel -- The Future Of The Structural Theory Of Kinship / Marcela Coelho De Souza -- The Two Natures Of Lévi-strauss / Philippe Descola -- On Anthropological Knowledge / Claude Imbert -- The Limits Of Classification : Claude Lévi-strauss And Mary Douglas / Frédéric Keck -- The Local And The Universal / Eric Schwimmer -- Lévi-strauss And The Question Of Symbolism / Marcel Hénaff -- Claude Lévi-strauss's Theoretical And Actual Approaches To Myth / Wendy Doniger -- Of The Story Of Lynx : Lévi-strauss And Alterity / Peter Gow -- Before Babel : Lévi-strauss And Language / Christopher Johnson -- Structuralism, Poetry, Music : Lévi-strauss Between Mallarmé And Wagner / Jeffrey Mehlman -- Morphology And Structural Aesthetics : From Goethe To Lévi-strauss / Jean Petitot -- Structure And Sensation / Boris Wiseman. Edited By Boris Wiseman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Claude Levi-Strauss is one of the major thinkers of the modern age. Regarded as a crucial figure in the development of structuralism, his writings are studied across a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, philosophy and literary studies. This companion presents a major reassessment of his work and influence