Anthropology's Ancestors. William Robertson Smith / / Aleksandar Bošković.
The life and career of one of anthropology’s most important ancestors, William Robertson Smith in the context of the history of anthropology. William Robertson Smith’s influence on anthropology ranged from his relationship with John Ferguson McLennan, to advising James George Frazer to write about “...
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Bošković, Aleksandar, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Anthropology's Ancestors. William Robertson Smith / Aleksandar Bošković. New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2021] ©2021 1 online resource (120 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Anthropology's Ancestors ; 2 Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Text -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Life of William Robertson Smith -- Chapter 2. Smith’s Travels and Ethnographies -- Chapter 3. A Journey in the Hijaz -- Chapter 4. Anthropology, Religion, and Myth -- Chapter 5. Myth, Its Meaning and Some of Its Explanations -- Chapter 6. Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Myth -- Chapter 7. Myth and Ritual School -- Chapter 8. Methodology and Literary Criticism -- Chapter 9. Sociological Aspects of Old Testament Religion -- Conclusion -- Selected Works by William Robertson Smith -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The life and career of one of anthropology’s most important ancestors, William Robertson Smith in the context of the history of anthropology. William Robertson Smith’s influence on anthropology ranged from his relationship with John Ferguson McLennan, to advising James George Frazer to write about “Totem” and “Taboo” for the Encyclopaedia Britannica that he edited. This biography places a special emphasis on the notes and observations from his travels to Arabia, as well as on his influence on the representatives of the “Myth and Ritual School.” With his discussion of myth and ritual, Smith influenced generations of scholars, and his insistence on the connection between the people, their God, and the land they inhabited inspired many of the concepts later developed by Émile Durkheim. “This is a clear, well-informed and interesting account of Robertson Smith’s central ideas. The theories are set in the context of debates of the day, and their influence on anthropology and bible studies is discussed. An original and fascinating section reviews Robertson Smith’s field work in the Middle East, which was much more extensive and intensive than is, I think, generally appreciated.”—Adam Kuper, London School of Economics From the introduction: Although respected and studied, especially since the 1990s, Smith has a somewhat paradoxical position in the history of social and cultural anthropology. Anthropologists educated in the twentieth century admire him, but many contemporary scholars are not quite sure what to make of him. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Mrz 2023) Anthropologists Scotland 19th century Biography. Anthropology of religion History 19th century. Myth and ritual school. Orientalism. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Scientists & Psychologists. bisacsh James George Frazer. John Ferguson McLennan. William Robertson Smith. anthropologist. anthropology. biography. durkheim. folklore. myth. ritual. social anthropology. sociology. Émile Durkheim. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2021 9783110997675 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781800731592?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781800731592 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781800731592/original |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Text -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Life of William Robertson Smith -- Chapter 2. Smith’s Travels and Ethnographies -- Chapter 3. A Journey in the Hijaz -- Chapter 4. Anthropology, Religion, and Myth -- Chapter 5. Myth, Its Meaning and Some of Its Explanations -- Chapter 6. Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Myth -- Chapter 7. Myth and Ritual School -- Chapter 8. Methodology and Literary Criticism -- Chapter 9. Sociological Aspects of Old Testament Religion -- Conclusion -- Selected Works by William Robertson Smith -- References -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Text -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Life of William Robertson Smith -- Chapter 2. Smith’s Travels and Ethnographies -- Chapter 3. A Journey in the Hijaz -- Chapter 4. Anthropology, Religion, and Myth -- Chapter 5. Myth, Its Meaning and Some of Its Explanations -- Chapter 6. Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Myth -- Chapter 7. Myth and Ritual School -- Chapter 8. Methodology and Literary Criticism -- Chapter 9. Sociological Aspects of Old Testament Religion -- Conclusion -- Selected Works by William Robertson Smith -- References -- Index |
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