Meyer Fortes

Meyer Fortes FBA FRAI (25 April 1906 – 27 January 1983) was a South African-born anthropologist, best known for his work among the Tallensi and Ashanti in Ghana.

Originally trained in psychology, Fortes employed the notion of the "person" into his structural-functional analyses of kinship, the family, and ancestor worship setting a standard for studies on African social organization. His celebrated book, ''Oedipus and Job in West African Religion'' (1959), fused his two interests and set a standard for comparative ethnology. He also wrote extensively on issues of the first born, kingship, and divination. Provided by Wikipedia
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Participants: Arutyonov, S., [ MitwirkendeR, MitwirkendeR ]; Basilov, V., [ MitwirkendeR, MitwirkendeR ]; Basilov, V., [ MitwirkendeR ]; Bromley, Yu., [ MitwirkendeR, MitwirkendeR ]; Bromley, Yu., [ MitwirkendeR ]; ...
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