Françoise Héritier

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Françoise Héritier

Anthropology

#181

World Rank

#270

Historical Rank

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Why Is Françoise Héritier Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Françoise Héritier was a French anthropologist, ethnologist, and feminist. She was the successor of Claude Lévi-Strauss at the Collège de France . Her work dealt mainly with the theory of alliances and on the prohibition of incest . In addition to Lévi-Strauss, she was also influenced by Alfred Radcliffe-Brown. She was replaced by Philippe Descola, who is the current holder of the chair of anthropology at the Collège.

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