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Myth and cosmos; readings in mythology and symbolism

xi, 368 pages 21 cm Essays by anthropologists who relate some of the ways in which people conceive of their society and the world in which it is set Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-356) and index Middleton, J. Introduction.--Leach, E.R. Genesis as myth.--Lévi-Strauss, C. Four Winnebago myths.--Burridge, K.O.L. Social implications of some Tangu myths.--Middleton, J. Some social aspects of Lugbara myth.--Moore, S.F. Descent and symbolic filiation.--Leach, E.R. Magical hair.--Evans-Pritchard, E.E. The Nuer concept of spirit in its relation to the social order.--Evans-Pritchard, E.…