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Drunken King, Or, the Origin of the State : African Systems of Thought - Luc De Heusch

Drunken King, Or, the Origin of the State

By: Luc De Heusch

Hardcover | 1 January 1982

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" . . . de Heusch has achieved a significant advance over L vi-Strauss's formulations. . . . A] landmark contribution to anthropological theory, historical methodology, structural analysis, and African studies." --Choice

A major work that modifies and extends L vi-Straussian myth analysis in profound and exciting ways. Roy Willis's masterful translation makes technical terms accessible to the general reader.

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" ... de Heusch has achieved a significant advance over Levi-Strauss's formulations... [A] landmark contribution to anthropological theory, historical methodology, structural analysis, and African studies." Choice

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