The Origin of Table Manners
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The Origin of Table Manners is the third volume of Claude Lévi-Strauss’s Mythologiques series, in which he analyzes Indigenous American myths to explore the symbolic structures underlying human culture and social practices.
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| The Origin of Table Manners canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Origin of Table Manners Context triple: [Mythologiques, hasTranslation, The Origin of Table Manners]
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A.
Mind Your Manners
"Mind Your Manners" is a track by the American noise rock band Lightning Bolt, known for its frenetic energy and distorted, high-intensity sound.
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B.
Manners
"Manners" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the social and moral significance of etiquette and behavior in human character.
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C.
On Speaking Well
"On Speaking Well" is a practical guide to effective public speaking and speechwriting by columnist and former presidential speechwriter Peggy Noonan.
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D.
The Nature of Culture
The Nature of Culture is a seminal anthropological work by Alfred L. Kroeber that systematically explores the concept, patterns, and development of human culture.
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E.
Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times is an influential early 18th-century philosophical work by the Earl of Shaftesbury that explores morality, aesthetics, and human nature through a series of essays and dialogues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Origin of Table Manners Target entity description: The Origin of Table Manners is the third volume of Claude Lévi-Strauss’s Mythologiques series, in which he analyzes Indigenous American myths to explore the symbolic structures underlying human culture and social practices.
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A.
Mind Your Manners
"Mind Your Manners" is a track by the American noise rock band Lightning Bolt, known for its frenetic energy and distorted, high-intensity sound.
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B.
Manners
"Manners" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the social and moral significance of etiquette and behavior in human character.
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C.
On Speaking Well
"On Speaking Well" is a practical guide to effective public speaking and speechwriting by columnist and former presidential speechwriter Peggy Noonan.
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D.
The Nature of Culture
The Nature of Culture is a seminal anthropological work by Alfred L. Kroeber that systematically explores the concept, patterns, and development of human culture.
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E.
Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times is an influential early 18th-century philosophical work by the Earl of Shaftesbury that explores morality, aesthetics, and human nature through a series of essays and dialogues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropology book
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book ⓘ |
| author | Claude Lévi-Strauss ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| examines |
cultural codes of eating
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links between myth and social structure ⓘ symbolic oppositions in myth ⓘ |
| explores |
cultural rules of commensality
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relationships between myth and everyday customs ⓘ symbolic dimensions of food and eating ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeoples |
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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linked to:
indigenous peoples of the Americas
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| focusesOnRegion | Americas ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Naked Man ⓘ |
| follows | From Honey to Ashes ⓘ |
| genre |
mythology studies
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structural anthropology ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Claude Lévi-Strauss ⓘ |
| hasSeriesAuthor | Claude Lévi-Strauss ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
origin of social rules
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relationship between nature and culture ⓘ rituals of eating ⓘ |
| isThirdInSeries | Mythologiques ⓘ |
| languageOfTranslation | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Indigenous American myths
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myth analysis ⓘ social practices ⓘ symbolic structures in human culture ⓘ table manners ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Claude Lévi-Strauss ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Mythologiques ⓘ |
| precededBy | From Honey to Ashes ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
From Honey to Ashes
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The Naked Man ⓘ The Raw and the Cooked ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | third volume of Mythologiques ⓘ |
| setInDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| setInSubdiscipline | structural anthropology ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
cultural anthropology
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myth criticism ⓘ symbolic anthropology ⓘ |
| translator |
Doreen Weightman
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John Weightman ⓘ |
| usesMethodology | structuralist analysis ⓘ |
| volumeNumber | 3 ⓘ |
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