structural anthropology

is a kind of inventory of mental constraints, an attempt to reduce the arbitrary to an order, so as to discover a necessity immanent in the illusion of liberty.

a kind of inventory of mental constraints, an attempt to reduce the arbitrary to an order, so as to discover a necessity immanent in the illusion of liberty. (levi-strauss 'a confrontation' 59 )

is concerned with discovering a universal grammar of culture, operating upon reconciling oppositions.

the universal grammar of culture, operating upon reconciing oppositions. looks at exchange, communication, language.

is grounded in the assumption that cultural phenomena can be rendered intelligible by uncovering in their relationships a few simple underlying principles.

argued that the seemingly bewildering variety of social and cultural phenomena could be rendereed intelligible by demonstrating the shared relationships of those phenomena to a few simple underlying principles' (Sherry Ortner 'anthro since 60s).

is grounded in the assumption that even apparent randomness, may have a deeper unity and systematicity, derived from the operations of a small number or underlying principles.

even apparent randomness, may have a deeper unity and systematicity, derived from the operations of a small number or underlying principles. it is in this sense that Levi-Strauss claims affinity with marx and freud' (Ortner 'anthro since 60s).

structural anthropology, n.Definitions

structural anthropology