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UNINA9910780415903321 |
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The double twist : from ethnography to morphodynamics / / edited by Pierre Maranda |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2001 |
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1-282-01437-4 |
9786612014376 |
1-4426-8112-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (329 p.) |
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Collana |
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Structural anthropology |
Mythology |
Livres numeriques. |
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Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
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Introduction / Pierre Maranda -- Hourglass configurations / Claude Levi-Strauss -- Analogy and the canonical formula of mythic transformations / Luc Racine -- Is the canonic formula useful in cultural description? / Eric Schwimmer -- Mapping cultural transformation through the canonical formula : the pagan versus Christian ontological status of women among the Lau People of Malaita, Solomon Islands / Pierre Maranda -- Hesiod, the three functions, and the canonical formula of myth / Lucien Scubla -- Classical myths and transformation : computer observation of the Levi-Strauss formula at work / Sándor Darányi -- Ramistic commonplaces, Levi-Straussian mythologic, and binary logic / Christopher A. Gregory -- The set of canonical transformations implied in the canonical formula for the analysis of myth / Alain Côte -- On some philosophical dynamic and connectionist implications of the canonical formula of myth seen as space categorization / Andrew William Quinn -- A morphodynamical |
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schematization of the canonical formula for myths / Jean Petitot. |
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The essays in this intriguing collection all discuss Claude Levi-Strauss' "Canonical Formula," which he created in 1955 as a means of anthropological investigation. This apparently mathematical formula relates myths to cultural artifacts, and is especially applicable to the study of mental processes. In his paper, Levi-Strauss argues that the similarities in the architecture of seemingly disparate groups suggests a cognitive pattern that is shared by humanity; a " ... geometry that human endeavour has envisioned." The purpose of the work is to test the significance of the Formula, which is controversial and, for some, worthless. Part one applies the Formula to ethnographic field data and shows how it can lead to a deeper understanding of cultural facts; part two applies it to a body of Classical myths as an analytical tool, and part three focuses on the formal and mathematical applications and developments of the formula. The volume brings together international scholars - including Levi-Strauss, himself - from a variety of disciplines and offers important advances in structuralist thought. The essays build on each other to create a lucid, sophisticated work that pushes the limits of structuralism. This is a valuable book for scholars and advanced students of disciplines as diverse as anthropology, classical and religious studies, architecture, semiotics and mathematics |
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UNINA9910969924203321 |
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Autore |
Johnston James D. <1930-> |
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Driving America : your car, your government, your choice / / James D. Johnston |
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Washington, D.C., : AEI Press, 1997 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Transportation, Automotive - United States |
Automobile industry and trade - United States |
Air - Pollution - Economic aspects - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- NOTES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR. |
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Questions the science and reasoning behind governmental regulations limiting motorists' personal mobility. The book examines the Kyoto summit, treaty proposals, new clean air standards, the deterioration of the US road system, safety, and the uncertainty about the roles of various climatic factors. |
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