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The Image A Society Evolves Of The Relationship Between The Living And The Dead Is, In The Final Analysis, An Attempt, On The Level Of Religious Thought, To Conceal, Embellish Or Justify The Actual Relationships Which Prevail Among The Living.

-Claude Levi-Strauss

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The Image A Society Evolves Of The

Claude Levi-Strauss

The Image A Society Evolves Of The Relationship Between The Living And The Dead Is, In The Final Analysis, An Attempt, On The Level Of Religious Thought, To Conceal, Embellish Or Justify The Actual Relationships Which Prevail Among The Living.

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