Claude Levi-Stauss (1908-)
French social anthropologist and leading exponent of Structuralism
History
After studying philosophy and law at the University of Paris (1927-32),
Levi-Strausse taught in secondary school and was associated with
Jean-Paul Sartre's intellectual circle. He later taught at universities
in Brazil, the US and France.
Movements
Levi-Strausse is most closely associated with Structuralism
Writings
- In 1949, Levi-Strausse published his first major work, Les
Structures elementaires de la parente (The Elementary Structures
of Kinship).
- He obtained popular recognition with Tristes Tropiques
(1955; A World on the Wane), a literary, intellectual
autobiography.
Other publications include:
- Anthropologie structurale
Influential People
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