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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| Place / Publishing House: | New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Anthropology's Ancestors ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (120 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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