Françoise Izard

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Who is Françoise Izard?

Françoise Héritier is a French anthropologist and successor to Claude Lévi-Strauss at the Collège de France. Her work deals 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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Also known as
  • Françoise Héritier
  • Francoise Heritier

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on July 23, 2013

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