Françoise Héritier

Gérald Gaillard is an anthropologist and author born in Bouaké (Ivory Coast). His work includes The Routledge Dictionary of Anthropologists (Routledge, 2004); he has conducted research in Guinea-Conakry and Guinea-Bissau.

• Foreword: The Gaze of Françoise HéritierMichelle PerotPrefaceChapter 1. The Young Woman and the Young People in Her CircleChapter 2. The Izard’s Africa and the Laboratory for Social AnthropologyChapter 3. Kinship and Samo EthnographyChapter 4. Samo Ethnography and Working Out KinshipChapter 5. At the Collège de FranceChapter 6. Institutional Activities: Mitterrand IIChapter 7. Complexities of Alliance, Incest of the Second Type and Spiritual and Milk KinshipsChapter 8. Masculine/FeminineChapter 9. Socialist ActivistChapter 10. Feminism and FantasySelected Works by Françoise HéritierReferencesIndex

“This scholarly biography should be read not only because it is the first one devoted to Héritier but above all because it highlights very well the coherence of an approach that at first glance is very fragmented.” • Cahiers d'Ėtudes africaines“Gaillard has been able to manage the jugglery of bringing in social context and written ideas of a prominent French anthropologist through her life and works in a very dense and meaningful manner yet very briefly. This may actually be a work of art in itself for the brevity with which a large number of nuances and ideas are presented. For those who await the works of the French anthropologists to be presented in English, this may form a prelude, an incredibly valuable collection of the Who's Who of French Anthropology. A book worth keeping for any anthropologist and a significant contribution to the history of Anthropology in France.” • Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society“Héritier was well-known in France and in Latin America but not much in the English-speaking world…His book here under review is a milestone in the history of anthropology. The imperishable place of Françoise Héritier in it is now secured.” • Cargo“I read this intellectual biography of Françoise Héritier with great pleasure. Though highly regarded in France, she is not yet well known in English-language academic circles, but she certainly should be. This book will be a revelation to many anthropologists and feminist scholars.” • Adam Kuper, London School of Economics