1st Edition

An Analysis of Claude Levi-Strauss's Structural Anthropology

By Jeffrey A. Becker, Kitty Wheater Copyright 2017
92 Pages
by Macat Library

96 Pages
by Macat Library

92 Pages
by Macat Library

Claude Lévi-Strauss is probably the most complex anthropological theorist of all time. His work continues to influence present-day thinkers in his field, but he is perhaps even more influential beyond it. As one of the key figures in the development of what is known today as ‘French theory,’ Lévi-Strauss was one of the most important thinkers of the 20th-century. His theories of interpretation,... Read more

Ways in to the Text 

Who was Claude Lévi-Strauss? 

What does Structural Anthropology Say? 

Why does Structural Anthropology Matter? 

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context 

Module 2: Academic Context 

Module 3: The Problem 

Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

Section 2: Ideas 

Module 5: Main Ideas 

Module 6: Secondary Ideas 

Module 7: Achievement 

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work 

Section 3: Impact 

Module 9: The First Responses 

Module 10: The Evolving Debate 

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

Module 12: Where Next? 

Glossary of Terms 

People Mentioned in the Text 

Works Cited

Biography

Dr Jeffrey Becker holds a PhD in classical archaeology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A specialist in classical culture, he has taught at a number of North American universities and is the author of a number of articles on the archaeology and anthropology of Ancient Roman life. 

Kitty Wheater is a DPhil candidate in anthropology at the University of Oxford.