▁in ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁myth ology , ▁a ▁fort ior i ▁it ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁determined ▁in ▁all ▁its ▁spher es ▁of ▁activity . ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁products ▁of ▁culture , ▁myth s ▁seem ▁the ▁most ▁fant astic ▁and ▁un predict able . ▁Therefore , ▁Lé vi - St ra uss ▁claims , ▁if ▁even ▁myth ical ▁thought ▁ob e ys ▁universal ▁laws , ▁then ▁all ▁human ▁thought ▁must ▁obey ▁universal ▁laws . ▁ ▁The ▁Sav age ▁Mind : ▁br ico leur ▁and ▁engineer ▁Lé vi - St ra uss ▁developed ▁the ▁comparison ▁of ▁the ▁Br ico leur ▁and ▁Engine er ▁in ▁The ▁Sav age ▁Mind . ▁" Br ico leur " ▁has ▁its ▁origin ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁French ▁verb ▁br icol er , ▁which ▁originally ▁referred ▁to ▁extr aneous ▁movements ▁in ▁ball ▁games , ▁bill i ards , ▁hunting , ▁shooting ▁and ▁r iding , ▁but ▁which ▁today ▁means ▁do - it - your self ▁building ▁or ▁repair ing ▁things ▁with ▁the ▁tools ▁and ▁materials ▁on ▁hand , ▁put ter ing ▁or ▁t ink ering ▁as ▁it ▁were . ▁In ▁comparison ▁to ▁the ▁true ▁craft s man , ▁whom ▁Lé vi - St ra uss ▁calls ▁the ▁Engine er , ▁the ▁Br ico leur ▁is ▁ade pt ▁at ▁many ▁tasks ▁and ▁at ▁putting ▁pre ex isting ▁things ▁together ▁in ▁new ▁ways , ▁adapt ing ▁his ▁project ▁to ▁a ▁finite ▁stock ▁of ▁materials ▁and ▁tools . ▁The ▁Engine er ▁de als ▁with ▁projects ▁in ▁their ▁entire ty , ▁conce iving