by Françoise Héritier · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782738130013
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«Le goût des mots» is the essay by Françoise Héritier, published by Odile Jacob in paperback (103 pages, in French).
Following «Le Sel de la vie», Françoise Héritier continues her intimate and sensual exploration of the taste for existence. The work evokes childhood wonder at words, their shine, texture and sound, and shows how perceptions, colours and emotions intertwine in a personal treasure. Héritier invites readers to recognise the richness of the inner universe each person carries within.
Published in 2013. Non-fiction work; the Library of Congress classifies it within linguistics (P128.W67).
For readers of philosophy and essays who want a brief, sensory reflection on language and memory.
Françoise Héritier was a French anthropologist, ethnologist, and feminist. She was the successor to Claude Lévi-Strauss to hold the chair of anthropology at the Collège de France, and held the inaugural chair of Comparative Study of African Societies from 1983. Her work dealt mainly with the theory of alliances and on the prohibition of incest, both theories based on the notion of exchange of women. In addition to Lévi-Strauss, she was also influenced by Alfred Radcliffe-Brown.
