{"title":"Maurice Godelier","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaurice Godelier’s works offer insightful explorations into the intricacies of social structures and human relationships. His books such as \u003cem\u003eForbidden Fruit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Metamorphoses of Kinship\u003c\/em\u003e delve into anthropological theory and challenge conventional perspectives on kinship, culture, and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for readers intrigued by social sciences and cultural studies, Godelier’s writing combines academic rigour with thought-provoking analysis, enriching understanding of the complex forces that shape human communities.\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":36.99,"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"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/maurice-godelier.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}