{"title":"Maurice Godelier","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaurice Godelier’s works delve into the intricate relationships between society, culture, and human thought. His writings explore themes of kinship, economics, and symbolism with a deep philosophical and anthropological insight, inviting readers to reconsider the frameworks that shape human interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Godelier’s books challenge conventional perspectives and offer profound reflections on the mental and material dimensions of social life. His thoughtful analysis makes his work essential for anyone interested in the complexities of human culture and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"forbidden-fruit-by-maurice-godelier-9781804292341","title":"Forbidden Fruit","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is incest? Is it universally prohibited? Does this prohibition concern only \u003cem\u003ebiological\u003c\/em\u003e kinships, or does it extend to various \u003cem\u003esocial\u003c\/em\u003e kinships, such as those that are formed today in so-called blended families but which also exist in many other societies?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis prohibition plays a fundamental role in the functioning of the multiple kinship systems studied throughout the world. But where does it come from? Can we think, with Claude Lévi-Strauss, that the prohibition of incest alone marks the passage from nature to culture? And how can we understand, then, the persistent tension between the proclaimed, institutionalized prohibition and the incestuous practice which, everywhere, remains?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorld-renowned anthropologist Maurice Godelier highlights an essential fact: the spontaneously asocial and undifferentiated character of human sexuality and the need for a social regulation of this spontaneity. It thus brings to light the main teachings of anthropology on the question of incest, a major social fact of burning relevance today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362586444012,"sku":"9781804292341","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10937713482830.jpg?v=1772894730"},{"product_id":"the-metamorphoses-of-kinship-by-maurice-godelier-9781788736626","title":"The Metamorphoses of Kinship","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith marriage in decline, divorce on the rise and the demise of the nuclear family, it is clear that the structures of kinship in the modern West are in a state of flux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Metamorphoses of Kinship\u003c\/em\u003e, the world-renowned anthropologist Maurice Godelier contextualises these developments, surveying the accumulated experience of humanity with regard to such phenomena as the organisation of lines of descent, sexuality and sexual prohibitions. In parallel, Godelier studies the evolution of Western conjugal and familial traditions from their roots in the nineteenth century to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe conclusion he draws is that it is never the case that a man and a woman are sufficient on their own to raise a child, and nowhere are relations of kinship or the family the keystone of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461588697324,"sku":"9781788736626","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781788736626-the-metamorphoses-of-kinship.jpg?v=1774972405"},{"product_id":"the-mental-and-the-material-by-maurice-godelier-9781844677900","title":"The Mental and the Material","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is the specificity of the human race within nature? How is its history to be explained? What impact do material realities, natural and man-made, have on human beings? What role does thought, in all its dimensions, play in the production of social relations? How are the human sciences to be advanced today? These are among the crucial questions confronted by Godelier in this key book of contemporary social theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIts point of departure lies in a fact and a hypothesis. The fact: in contrast to other social animals, human beings do not just live in society; they produce society in order to live. The hypothesis: because they have the unique capacity to appropriate and transform nature, they produce culture and create history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his own extensive fieldwork and ranging over the most diverse ethnographic data, Godelier substantiates his case by attending to the analysis of both social relations of production and the production of social relations. In a sustained challenge to currently dominant schemas, he offers a series of highly original theses on the constitution, reproduction, and transformation of societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe recasts the distinction between infrastructure and superstructures, illuminates the relations between economic determination and political\/ideological dominance, and clarifies the character of ideology and its central role in the perpetuation of dominance and exploitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mental and the Material\u003c\/em\u003e is a pivotal contribution to understanding these complex processes and offers groundbreaking insights into the forces that shape social order. 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