The Mind Of Primitive Man

Name: The Mind Of Primitive Man
ISBN: 9781443726009

Franz Boas

294 pages · about 5 hours
First published 1911
66 editions
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Ethnopsychology
Race relations
Cultural Anthropology
Indigenous peoples
Anthropology
Natural sciences
Race
Traditional societies

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3 About Franz Boas

1858–1942

Franz Uri Boas (July 9, 1858 – December 21, 1942) was a German-American anthropologist and ethnomusicologist. He was a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology". His work is associated with the movements known as historical particularism and cultural relativism. Studying in Germany, Boas was awarded a doctorate in 1881 in physics while also studying geography.

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