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The Cambridge Companionto Le´vi-Strauss

 Edited by

Boris Wiseman

 

cambridge university press

Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sa˜o Paulo, DelhiCambridge University PressThe Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UKPublished in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New Yorkwww.cambridge.orgInformation on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521608671

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Cambridge University Press 2009This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exceptionand to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements,no reproduction of any part may take place withoutthe written permission of Cambridge University Press.First published 2009Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge

 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The Cambridge companion to Le´vi-Strauss / edited by Boris Wiseman.p. cm.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 978-0-521-84630-1 (hardback) – ISBN 978-0-521-60867-1 (pbk.)1. Structural anthropology. 2. Le´vi-Strauss, Claude–Philosophy. 3. Le´vi-Strauss,Claude–Criticism and interpretation. I. Wiseman, Boris. II. Title.GN362.C345 2009301.01–dc222009009062ISBN 978-0-521-84630-1 hardbackISBN 978-0-521-60867-1 paperbackCambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred toin this book, and does not guarantee that any content on suchwebsites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.

 

Contents

 List of figures page

 vii

 List of contributors

 viiiIntroduction 1

boris wiseman

Part I Society and culture

 171 Le´vi-Strauss and the question of humanism 19

denis kambouchner followed by a letter fromclaude le´vi-strauss

2 Le´vi-Strauss and history 39

michael e. harkin

3 Structure and exchange 59

abraham rosman and paula g. rubel

4 The future of the structural theory of kinship 80

marcela coelho de souza

Part II Myth and mind

 1015 The two natures of Le´vi-Strauss 103

philippe descola

6 On anthropological knowledge 118

claude imbert

7 The limits of classification: Claude Le´vi-Strauss and Mary Douglas 139

fre´de´ric keck

8 The local and the universal 156

eric schwimmer

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9 Le´vi-Strauss and the question of symbolism 177

marcel he´naff

10 Claude Le´vi-Strauss’s theoretical and actual approaches to myth 196

wendy doniger

Part III Language and alterity

 21711 Of 

 The Story of Lynx

: Le´vi-Strauss and alterity 219

peter gow

12 Before Babel: Le´vi-Strauss and language 237

christopher johnson

Part IV Literature and aesthetics

 25513 Structuralism, poetry, music: Le´vi-Strauss between Mallarme´ and Wagner 257

jeffrey mehlman

14 Morphology and structural aesthetics: from Goethe to Le´vi-Strauss 275

jean petitot

15 Structure and sensation 296

boris wisema

The Cambridge Companionto Le´vi-Strauss Edited byBoris Wiseman

 cambridge university pressCambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sa˜o Paulo, DelhiCambridge University PressThe Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UKPublished in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New Yorkwww.cambridge.orgInformation on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521608671#Cambridge University Press 2009This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exceptionand to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements,no reproduction of any part may take place withoutthe written permission of Cambridge University Press.First published 2009Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataThe Cambridge companion to Le´vi-Strauss / edited by Boris Wiseman.p. cm.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 978-0-521-84630-1 (hardback) – ISBN 978-0-521-60867-1 (pbk.)1. Structural anthropology. 2. Le´vi-Strauss, Claude–Philosophy. 3. Le´vi-Strauss,Claude–Criticism and interpretation. I. Wiseman, Boris. II. Title.GN362.C345 2009301.01–dc222009009062ISBN 978-0-521-84630-1 hardbackISBN 978-0-521-60867-1 paperbackCambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred toin this book, and does not guarantee that any content on suchwebsites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.

 Contents List of figures page vii List of contributors viiiIntroduction 1boris wisemanPart I Society and culture 171 Le´vi-Strauss and the question of humanism 19denis kambouchner followed by a letter fromclaude le´vi-strauss2 Le´vi-Strauss and history 39michael e. harkin3 Structure and exchange 59abraham rosman and paula g. rubel4 The future of the structural theory of kinship 80marcela coelho de souzaPart II Myth and mind 1015 The two natures of Le´vi-Strauss 103philippe descola6 On anthropological knowledge 118claude imbert7 The limits of classification: Claude Le´vi-Strauss and Mary Douglas 139fre´de´ric keck8 The local and the universal 156eric schwimmerv

 9 Le´vi-Strauss and the question of symbolism 177marcel he´naff10 Claude Le´vi-Strauss’s theoretical and actual approaches to myth 196wendy donigerPart III Language and alterity 21711 Of  The Story of Lynx: Le´vi-Strauss and alterity 219peter gow12 Before Babel: Le´vi-Strauss and language 237christopher johnsonPart IV Literature and aesthetics 25513 Structuralism, poetry, music: Le´vi-Strauss between Mallarme´ and Wagner 257jeffrey mehlman14 Morphology and structural aesthetics: from Goethe to Le´vi-Strauss 275jean petitot15 Structure and sensation 296boris wisema