Synopses & Reviews
"... de Heusch has achieved a significant advance over Lévi-Strauss's formulations.... [A] landmark contribution to anthropological theory, historical methodology, structural analysis, and African studies." --Choice
A major work that modifies and extends Lévi-Straussian myth analysis in profound and exciting ways. Roy Willis's masterful translation makes technical terms accessible to the general reader.
Table of Contents
Translator's Introduction
Author's Introduction
Chapter One: Kingly Manners
Chapter Two: The Rainbow and the Lightening
Chapter Three: The Outraged Father
Chapter Four: The People of the Sun
Chapter Five: Palm Wine, the Blood of Women, and the Blood of Beasts
Chapter Six: Animals with Eyes of Night
Notes
Bibliography
List of Myths