| Drunken King, Or, the Origin of the State Contributor(s): De Heusch, Luc (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253318327 ISBN-13: 9780253318329 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1982 Annotation: ..". de Heusch has achieved a significant advance over LA(c)vi-Strauss's formulations.... [A] landmark contribution to anthropological theory, historical methodology, structural analysis, and African studies." -- Choice A major work that modifies and extends LA(c)vi-Straussian myth analysis in profound and exciting ways. Roy Willis's masterful translation makes technical terms accessible to the general reader. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| LCCN: 81047569 |
| Series: African Systems of Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.22 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: . . . de Heusch has achieved a significant advance over Lévi-Strauss's formulations. . . . [A] landmark contribution to anthropological theory, historical methodology, structural analysis, and African studies. --Choice A major work that modifies and extends Lévi-Straussian myth analysis in profound and exciting ways. Roy Willis's masterful translation makes technical terms accessible to the general reader. |