The title of this book plays on the importance myth has held as a focal theme in the study of Amazonian cultures. This is not least due to the work and legacy of Claude Lévi-Strauss, whose influential theory of myth was largely based on the study of material gathered from tropical South America. However, the survival to this day of strong oral cultures and traditions among Amazonian Indians provides an underpinning for the lasting significance of the theme.
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Product details
ISBN
9788270997428
Published
2014-01-09
Edition
1. edition
Publisher
Novus AS; Novus
Weight
750 gr
Height
240 mm
Width
170 mm
Thickness
25 mm
Age
Voksen
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
271
Genre
Faglitteratur
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