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Structuralist theory of mythology

Index Structuralist theory of mythology

In structural anthropology, Claude Lévi-Strauss, a French anthropologist, makes the claim that "myth is language". [1]

11 relations: Anthropologist, Carl Jung, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Literary criticism, Markus Gabriel, Mythology, Oedipus, Slavoj Žižek, Structural anthropology, Symbolism (arts), University of Minnesota Press.

Anthropologist

An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology.

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Carl Jung

Carl Gustav Jung (26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology.

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Claude Lévi-Strauss

Claude Lévi-Strauss (28 November 1908, Brussels – 30 October 2009, Paris) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theory of structuralism and structural anthropology.

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Literary criticism

Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.

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Markus Gabriel

Markus Gabriel (born April 6, 1980) is a German philosopher and author at the University of Bonn.

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Mythology

Mythology refers variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths.

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Oedipus

Oedipus (Οἰδίπους Oidípous meaning "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes.

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Slavoj Žižek

Slavoj Žižek (born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian continental philosopher.

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Structural anthropology

Structural anthropology is a school of anthropology based on Claude Lévi-Strauss' idea that immutable deep structures exist in all cultures, and consequently, that all cultural practices have homologous counterparts in other cultures, essentially that all cultures are equitable.

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Symbolism (arts)

Symbolism was a late nineteenth-century art movement of French, Russian and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts.

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University of Minnesota Press

The University of Minnesota Press is a university press that is part of the University of Minnesota.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structuralist_theory_of_mythology

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