Claude Lévi-Strauss and Structuralism

Abstract

This article seeks to explore Claude Lévi-Strauss’s structuralism by interpreting selected works and aspects of his intellectual biography. Lévi-Strauss, a seminal figure in anthropology, is widely regarded as the founder of structuralism. This article examines structuralism through his own writings as well as the texts that influenced his theoretical framework. The bibliography is based on the works he personally selected for the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade.

Keywords

• claude lévi-strauss, structuralism, structural anthropology