Lévi-Strauss' structuralism

Lévi-Strauss' structuralism is a way of understanding human culture and myths by analyzing the underlying structures shared across different societies. He believed that myths, stories, and customs reflect universal patterns in how humans think and organize their world. By examining the recurring oppositions—such as life/death or good/evil—he showed that these structures reveal common mental processes. Essentially, structuralism seeks to uncover the deep, often hidden, systems of thought that shape cultural expressions worldwide, highlighting the shared ways humans understand reality through contrasting elements.