Culture and Communication: The Logic by Which Symbols Are Connected. an Introduction to the Use of Structuralist Analysis in Social Anthropology

by Edmund Leach

Book Overview

Edmund Leach's book investigates the writings of 'structuralists, ' and their different theories: the general incest theory and of animal sacrifice. This book is designed for the use of teaching undergraduates in anthropology, linguistics, literary studies, philosophy and related disciplines faced with structuralist argument. It provides the prolegomena necessary to understand the final chapter of Levi-Strauss's massive four-volume Mythologiques...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052129052X
• ISBN13: 9780521290524
• Release Date: March 1976
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Good intentions but who is the writer trying to impress?

I had to use this book at college for communications courses and at the time, it was difficult to follow and remember salient points. It's a classic example of an author writing for his colleagues and not for actual people. The language is too high-falutin' for the average college student. Sad, but true. But I come back to it every couple of years, and it becomes easier to understand. I suggest that it be issued as part of a graduate course instead of an undergraduate course.