Exploring the close relationship between the real, the symbolic and imaginary
A masterwork of the anthropology of kinship by the heir to Levi-Strauss
An analysis of social and economic systems and why they appear and disappear throughout history.
Groundbreaking examination of the relationship between thought, economy and society.
Godelier discusses both the power that certain men (the Great men) have over others through their control of war, shamanism, hunting, and rites of initiation, as well as the extraordinary power and domination that men in general exert over women.
Exploring the role of the incest prohibition in human societies