Entitled 'Myth and Meaning,' the talks were broadcast on the CBC Radio series, Ideas, in December 1977. They were assembled from a series of lengthy conversations between Professor Lévi-Strauss and Carole Orr Jerome, producer in the Paris bureau of the CBC. The programs were organized by Geraldine Sherman, executive producer of Ideas, and produced by Bernie Lucht.

诺曼·吉瑞德（Norman J. Girardot），1943年生，原为圣玛利亚大学神学系教授，现任美国理海大学宗教研究所杰出教授；国际知名哲学、艺术学、宗教学学者，曾任国际比较史学杂志《宗教史》编辑。一直致力于中国宗教传统尤其是道教的研究与教学。其他研究领域包括流行宗教运动，中国思想史，比较宗教学，宗教与非主流艺术的关系等。撰写、评介、编辑及翻译相关著作多部，其中《道教与生态：宇宙景观的内在之道》（2001，主编）及《朝觐东方：理雅各评传》（2002，独著，此书获得美国费正清汉学研究奖，美国宗教学优秀奖）已译成中文与广大中国读者见面。 译者简介：蔡觉敏，女，北京大学古代文学博士，天津外国语大学副教授。发表论文有《〈水浒传〉与道家道教》、《生命困局、思想与文学的相近与不同——庄子与屈原异同浅论》等论文几十篇，与人合作编辑《道家道教与湖南》一书，著有《...(展开全部)

Myth and Meaning in Early Daoism examines some of the earliest texts associated with the Daoist tradition (primarily the Daode jing, Zhuangzi, and Huainanzi) from the outlook of the comparative history of religions and finds a kind of thematic and soteriological unity rooted in the mythological symbolism of hundun, the primal chaos being and principle that is foundational for t...(展开全部)

Once considered a mere caretaker for collections, the curator is now widely viewed as a globally connected auteur. Over the last twenty-five years, as international group exhibitions and biennials have become the dominant mode of presenting contemporary art to the public, curatorship has begun to be perceived as a constellation of creative activities not unlike artistic praxis....(展开全部)

Where does great culture come from? How do you build and sustain it in your group, or strengthen a culture that needs fixing? In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the world’s most successful organizations—including the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six, IDEO, and the San Antonio Spurs—and reveals what makes them tick. He demystifies the culture-building process by iden...(展开全部)

Wilfred Cantwell Smith, maintained in this vastly important work that Westerners have misperceived religious life by making "religion" into one thing. He shows the inadequacy of "religion" to capture the living, endlessly variable ways and traditions in which religious faith presents itself in the world.

A homage to the city of Trieste, rich with history and tinged with the melancholy of remembrance. "Morris at the peak of her form." - The Atlantic Monthly . Here's a book for lovers of all things Italian. This city on the Adriatic has always tantalized Jan Morris with its moodiness and changeability. After visiting Trieste for more than half a century, she has come to see it as...(展开全部)

简·莫里斯（Jan Morris），被欧洲文学界誉为“20世纪最优秀的叙事作家”。其个人经历颇为传奇：生于英国威尔士的他，原名詹姆斯·莫里斯（James Morris），1972年进行变性手术后，改名为简·莫里斯（Jan Morris），从“他”变成了“她”！ 她著作等身，超过三十余部，包括小说、历史与旅行文学作品。她是英国皇家文学学会会员，曾获大英帝国勋章（OBE）。 2008年1月，莫里斯被《泰晤士报》评选为英国战后最伟大的十五名作家之一。 简·莫里斯从未停止过旅行、写作。她的创作是真实生命的沉潜，而不是浮光掠影式的舞台表演。生活中的她，是个勇敢地忠实于自己内心渴望的人；写作时的她，则是一位内心复杂而丰盛的作者。

How have ruins become so valued in Western culture, and so central to our art and literature? Covering a vast chronological and geographical range, from ancient Egyptian inscriptions to twentieth-century memorials, Susan Stewart seeks to answer this question as she traces the appeal of ruins and ruins images, and the lessons that writers and artists have drawn from their haunti...(展开全部)