The Drunken King, or, The Origin of the State (African Systems of Thought)

..". de Heusch has achieved a significant advance over LA(c)vi-Strauss's formulations.... [A] landmark contribution to anthropological theory, historical methodology, structural analysis, and African studies." -- Choice A major work that modifies and extends LA(c)vi-Straussian myth analysis in profound and exciting ways. Roy Willis's masterful translation makes technical terms accessible to the general reader.Luc de Heusch is the author of 'The Drunken King, or, The Origin of the State (African Systems of Thought)', published 1982 under ISBN 9780253318329 and ISBN 0253318327.