William Robertson Smith

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Series:
Anthropology's Ancestors (Book 2)
Author:
Aleksandar Bošković
ISBN:
9781800731592
Related ISBNs:
9781800731585, 9781800731578
Publisher:
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-08-06
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2021
Copyright by:
Aleksandar Bošković 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Biographies and Memoirs, Nonfiction, Psychology, Social Studies, Sociology