From Durkheim to Lévi-Strauss:Structural Theory of Kinship and Granet's China Studies
In Granet's study about ancient China,he followed in the footsteps of Durkheim's concern with kinship,and the structural theory of kinship elucidated by Lévi-Strauss was deeply influenced by Granet's structural perspective.In this article,the tradition,which has been passed down from one generation to another and constantly optimized,is discussed and analyzed.In Matrimonial Categories and Relations of Proximity in Ancient China,Granet,with the help of rich historical materials,overturned the traditional interpretation of the taboo of incest and attempted to construct a general circulation law based on exchange and reciprocity from the exogamy of the ancient Chinese clans.Lévi-Strauss critically inherited Granet's research and adopted his structural analysis of marriage categories and circulation into his own,constructed the theoretical backbone of The Elementary Structures of Kinship,which has also become an epoch-making achievement in the history of French anthropology.It is not difficult to observe that since Durkheim placed kinship under the threshold of social cohesion,both Granet and Lévi-Strauss have made new breakthroughs while continued the research of their predecessors.
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