" The Naked Man is the fourth and final volume [of Mythologiques ], written by the most influential and probably the most controversial anthropologist of our time. . . . Myths from North and South America are set side by side to show their transformations: in passing from person to person and place to place, a myth can change its content and yet retain its structural principles. . . . Apart from the complicated transformations discovered and the fascinating constructions placed on these, the stories themselves provide a ...
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" The Naked Man is the fourth and final volume [of Mythologiques ], written by the most influential and probably the most controversial anthropologist of our time. . . . Myths from North and South America are set side by side to show their transformations: in passing from person to person and place to place, a myth can change its content and yet retain its structural principles. . . . Apart from the complicated transformations discovered and the fascinating constructions placed on these, the stories themselves provide a feast."--Betty Abel, Contemporary Review "L???vi-Strauss uses the structural method he developed to analyze and 'decode' the mythology of native North Americans, focusing on the area west of the Rockies. . . . [The author] takes the opportunity to refute arguments against his method; his chapter 'Finale' is a defense of structural analysis as well as the closing statement of this four-volume opus which started with an 'Ouverture' in The Raw and the Cooked."-- Library Journal "The culmination of one of the major intellectual feats of our time."--Paul Stuewe, Quill and Quire
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Good. Clean pages except for light handling prints around the outside edges; no owners' marks; the soft cover has a thin crease at the left front, scattered pinpoint surface chips, a short, hard wrinkle at the top rear, and chipping and tiny edge creases around head, heel, and foreedges, otherwise clean and sound. 746pp. incl. index.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 746 p. Contains: Unspecified. Mythologiques Series, 4. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
