Les structures anthropologiques de l’imaginaire

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book work of cultural anthropology work of literary theory work of symbolism studies

Les structures anthropologiques de l’imaginaire is a seminal work of cultural anthropology and symbolism in which Gilbert Durand analyzes the deep structures of human imagination across myths, images, and narratives.

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Label	Occurrences
Les structures anthropologiques de l’imaginaire canonical	2
Les Structures anthropologiques de l’imaginaire	1
L’imagination symbolique	1

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Target entity: Les structures anthropologiques de l’imaginaire
Context triple: [Gilbert Durant, notableWork, Les structures anthropologiques de l’imaginaire]

A. the Real, the Imaginary, and the Symbolic
The Real, the Imaginary, and the Symbolic are Jacques Lacan’s three interrelated orders that structure human subjectivity, language, and psychic life in his psychoanalytic theory.
B. The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms
The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is Ernst Cassirer’s major three-volume work that develops a neo-Kantian theory of human culture through the analysis of symbolic systems such as language, myth, art, and science.
C. Structural Anthropology
Structural Anthropology is a foundational work in anthropology that applies structuralist theory to analyze the underlying patterns and systems shaping human cultures and myths.
D. The Structural Study of Myth
The Structural Study of Myth is a seminal essay by Claude Lévi-Strauss that analyzes myths through structuralist methods to reveal the underlying patterns and oppositions shaping human thought.
E. Essai sur le don
Essai sur le don is a foundational anthropological and sociological essay by Marcel Mauss that analyzes gift-giving as a key system of social exchange and obligation in archaic societies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Les structures anthropologiques de l’imaginaire
Target entity description: Les structures anthropologiques de l’imaginaire is a seminal work of cultural anthropology and symbolism in which Gilbert Durand analyzes the deep structures of human imagination across myths, images, and narratives.

A. the Real, the Imaginary, and the Symbolic
The Real, the Imaginary, and the Symbolic are Jacques Lacan’s three interrelated orders that structure human subjectivity, language, and psychic life in his psychoanalytic theory.
B. The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms
The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is Ernst Cassirer’s major three-volume work that develops a neo-Kantian theory of human culture through the analysis of symbolic systems such as language, myth, art, and science.
C. Structural Anthropology
Structural Anthropology is a foundational work in anthropology that applies structuralist theory to analyze the underlying patterns and systems shaping human cultures and myths.
D. The Structural Study of Myth
The Structural Study of Myth is a seminal essay by Claude Lévi-Strauss that analyzes myths through structuralist methods to reveal the underlying patterns and oppositions shaping human thought.
E. Essai sur le don
Essai sur le don is a foundational anthropological and sociological essay by Marcel Mauss that analyzes gift-giving as a key system of social exchange and obligation in archaic societies.
F. None of above. chosen

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author	Gilbert Durand ⓘ
concerns	cultural representations ⓘ mythic structures ⓘ symbolic imagination ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
describedAs	foundational text in the study of the imaginary ⓘ seminal work of cultural anthropology ⓘ
examines	images ⓘ myths ⓘ narratives ⓘ symbolic structures ⓘ
field	anthropology ⓘ comparative literature ⓘ religious studies ⓘ symbolic anthropology ⓘ
focusesOn	deep structures of human imagination ⓘ mythic narratives ⓘ recurring images ⓘ symbolic regimes ⓘ
hasGenre	academic literature ⓘ theoretical essay ⓘ
influenced	cultural studies ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ myth analysis in humanities ⓘ religious symbolism studies ⓘ
language	French ⓘ
mainSubject	cultural anthropology ⓘ imaginary ⓘ imagination ⓘ myth ⓘ myth criticism ⓘ symbolism ⓘ
philosophicalOrientation	human sciences ⓘ phenomenology of the imaginary ⓘ
proposesConcept	anthropological structures of the imaginary ⓘ
relatedWorkOfAuthor	Gilbert Durand ⓘ
theoreticalApproach	myth analysis ⓘ structuralism ⓘ symbolic analysis ⓘ
usedIn	university teaching of anthropology ⓘ university teaching of literature ⓘ university teaching of religious studies ⓘ

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Gilbert Durant → notableWork → Les structures anthropologiques de l’imaginaire ⓘ

Gilbert Durand → notableWork → Les structures anthropologiques de l’imaginaire ⓘ

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