Claude Lévi-Strauss
Father of structural anthropology
Quotes by Claude Lévi-Strauss
Culture is a system of communication.
The anthropologist is a kind of bricoleur, a handyman who makes do with what he has.
The world is a text that we must learn to read.
The human mind is a universal structure, but its content varies from culture to culture.
Myth is a way of thinking about the world, a way of organizing experience.
The study of myth is the study of the human mind.
The world is a system of transformations.
The human mind is a generator of meaning.
Myth is a form of collective memory.
The anthropologist must be both an insider and an outsider.
The world is a puzzle, and we are trying to put the pieces together.
The human mind is a structure that imposes order on chaos.
Myth is a way of making sense of the inexplicable.
The anthropologist is a translator of cultures.
The world is a symphony, and we are trying to understand its score.
The anthropologist is a detective, searching for clues.
The world is a tapestry, and we are trying to unravel its threads.
The human mind is a mirror reflecting the world.
Myth is a way of transforming reality.
The anthropologist is a cartographer of the human spirit.