Levi-Strauss

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Definition

Proper noun * A French anthropologist, one of the most influential social scientists of the 20th century. He is the founder of structural anthropology, which applies principles from structural linguistics to the analysis of cultural phenomena like kinship, myth, and ritual.

Examples of Usage
  • Proper noun:
    • The theories of Levi-Strauss revolutionized the study of mythology.
    • In his book "Tristes Tropiques," Levi-Strauss reflects on his fieldwork and the nature of civilization.
    • Structural anthropology, as developed by Levi-Strauss, seeks to uncover the unconscious structures underlying human culture.
Advanced Usage
  • "Levi-Straussian" (adjective): Pertaining to or characteristic of the theories or methods of Claude Lévi-Strauss.
    • The critic offered a Levi-Straussian analysis of the folktale, focusing on its binary oppositions.
Variants and Related Words
  • Structuralism (n): The theoretical paradigm, influential in anthropology, linguistics, and literary theory, of which Lévi-Strauss was a leading figure. It emphasizes analyzing systems in terms of the relationships between their constituent elements.
  • Binary opposition (n): A key concept in structuralist theory, especially used by Lévi-Strauss, referring to paired fundamental contrasts (e.g., raw/cooked, nature/culture) that structure human thought and myth.
Synonyms
  • Anthropologist: A social scientist who studies human societies and cultures.
  • Structuralist: A scholar who applies the principles of structuralism to their field of study.
Related Idioms or Phrases
  • "The raw and the cooked": A phrase famously used as the title of one of Lévi-Strauss's major works ("Le Cru et le Cuit"). It has entered broader discourse to represent a fundamental cultural binary opposition between nature (raw, unprocessed) and culture (cooked, processed).
    • The documentary explored the raw and the cooked in culinary traditions around the world.
Noun
  1. French cultural anthropologist who promoted structural analysis of social systems (born in 1908)

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