Gilbert Durand

Gilbert Durand
Gilbert Durand
Born(1921-05-01)1 May 1921
Chambéry, France
Died7 December 2012(2012-12-07) (aged 91)
Moye, France
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsGrenoble-II
Doctoral advisorGaston Bachelard
Main interests
Anthropology, symbology, depth psychology, history of religion
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Gilbert Durand (1 May 1921 – 7 December 2012) was a French academic known for his work on the imaginary, symbolic anthropology[1] and mythology.[2]

According to Durand, Imagination and Reason can be complementary. He defended the status of the image, traditionally devalued in Western thought, particularly in French philosophy. He advocated a multidisciplinary approach.

He distinguished between two regimes: the diurnal and the nocturnal, to classify symbols and archetypes.

  1. ^ Hanegraaff, Wouter J. (2012-01-19). Esotericism and the Academy: Rejected Knowledge in Western Culture. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-50400-3.

    the scholar of symbolic anthropology Gilbert Durand

  2. ^ Staff (10 December 2012). "Décès de Gilbert Durand, résistant et anthropologue de l'imaginaire" (in French). Le Soir. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

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