ARGONAUT BOOKS

Offers a fascinating snapshot of magic throughout various cultures as well as deep sociological and religious insights still very much relevant today. Reviews 'It is enough to recall that Mauss' influence is not limited to ethnographers, none of whom could claim to have escaped it, but extends also to linguists, psychologists, historians or religion and orientalists.' - Claude Lévi-Strauss'Marcel Mauss, Emile Durkheim's nephew and most distinguished pupil, was a man of unusual ability and learning, and also of integrity and strong conviction. After Durkh...Read More