which he has found useful in analysing the structure of myths. Maranda’s volume [10] is a useful introduction to this subject, which has a somewhat controversial history [5] among mathematicians. In view of the perspective proposed here (in terms of finite non-commutative groups), I believe that skepticism is quite understandable. Nevertheless, I believe that Lévi-Strauss knows what he means to...

Douglas R. White and Michael Houseman For special issue of l’Homme 2013 Regardless of now marriage is locally defined, most people in most places marry (and/or have children with) people who are neither too close (immediate family members) nor overly distant (total strangers). As a result, many members of a given community are linked to each other by multiple direct or indirect ties of consangu...