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Lewis H. Morgan and his contemporaries.

Authors :
Tooker, Elisabeth
Source :
American Anthropologist. Jun92, Vol. 94 Issue 2, p357. 19p.
Publication Year :
1992

Abstract

Discusses the life and work of Lewis H. Morgan, one of the most influential 19th-century anthropologists, and explores his papers bequeathed to the University of Rochester, which provide insights into how he went about doing research, and suggest the relevance of his work to issues still being discussed. Ethnography; From ethnography to philology; New instrumentality; Philology to conjectural history; Conjectural to universal history; The contemporary Morgan.

Subjects

Subjects :
MORGAN, Lewis

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00027294
Volume :
94
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
American Anthropologist
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9212210435
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1992.94.2.02a00050