Tuesday, November 3, 2009

French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss has died

French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss has died: "




ALeqM5g4fjX9rSZYoTo9fmfb7fc60beP8Q.jpgThe man widely considered to be the father of modern anthropological study has passed away at 100 years of age. NYT, Bloomberg, Wikipedia, AFP.


'Among the more striking conclusions of his work was the idea that there is no fundamental difference between the belief systems and myths of so-called 'primitive' races and those of modern western societies.'




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