Gilbert Durant

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Gilbert Durant was a French philosopher and anthropologist best known for his influential work on the theory of symbols and the anthropology of the imagination.

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Label Occurrences
Gilbert Durant canonical 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf anthropologist
human
philosopher
university teacher
countryOfCitizenship France
educatedAt University of Grenoble
surface form: Université de Grenoble
employer University of Grenoble
surface form: Université de Grenoble
familyName Durant
fieldOfWork anthropology
history of religions
imaginary studies
literary criticism
mythology
philosophy
symbolism
founded Centre de recherche sur l’imaginaire
givenName Gilbert
hasConcept anthropological structures of the imaginary
diurnal regime of the imaginary
nocturnal regime of the imaginary
influenced contemporary French anthropology of the imaginary
mythocritical literary studies
symbolic and mythological criticism
influencedBy Carl Jung
surface form: Carl Gustav Jung

Gaston Bachelard
Henri Corbin
Mircea Eliade
knownFor anthropology of the imagination
mythocriticism
theory of symbols
languageOfWorkOrName French
mainInterest myth and mythologies
religious symbolism
structures of the imaginary
symbolic imagination
movement hermeneutics of the symbol
symbolic anthropology
name Gilbert Durant self-link
nationality French
notableWork Figures mythiques et visages de l’œuvre
Les structures anthropologiques de l’imaginaire
L’imagination symbolique
L’Âme tigrée
Science de l’homme et tradition
sexOrGender male
workLocation Grenoble

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Durant hasNotableBearer Gilbert Durant
Gilbert Durant name Gilbert Durant self-link