Claude Levi-StraussMyth and Meaning: Cracking the Code of Culture

One of the best and must readable book.. Excellent both the book and Amazon service

Very pricey...Just an interview...But worth reading

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This is a very quick read and does what it say's on the tin. I wouldn't claim it is the be all and end all of understanding Myth and Meaning but a definite must read for anyone researching this area.

Meaning and Myth is a short collection of Levi-Strauss' lectures. It is remarkable because it gives insight into the thoughts of this famous anthropologist. The recorded lectures were given orally, which creates new respect for the genius of a man who could speak so fluently and eloquently in a language that is not his native tongue.If you have no interest in anthropology, you will probably not enjoy the book, but if you have a stong interest, this is a great way to start to understand the mind of one of the world's greatest anthropologists.Also, the foreword by Wendy Doniger was one of the funniest, cleverest, most insightful forewords I have read. This surprised me immensely since I usually hate any part of a book not written by the author.I highly recommend "Mening and Myth: Cracking the Code of Culture" if you have an academic interest in the subject of anthropology and are looking for a starting point.

A brilliant book and easy to understand.

This book was hard to put down. While it's a very short text, it has really whet my appetite for more of his books. I would also recommend this book as an introduction to the work of Lévi-Strauss.Something that makes the book so accessible is that, as explained in the first few pages of the text, his ideas are simplified because he is discussing his ideas in English (his second language). However, they still maintain a richness that I think would be lost if someone else were to try to translate or simplify his ideas.