Studia Instituti Anthropos
Voi. 45
John W. Burton
An Introduction
to Evans-Pritchard
180 Seiten, broschiert, Fr.s. 38.-
ISBN 3-7278-0786-5
This introduction draws attention anew to an exception
ally perceptive and literate anthropologist, a man who
lived during a very important moment in world history.
He was among the earliest «professional» ethnographers
to study African cultures, and many of the stock terms
and concepts that comprise a part of anthropological
concern are richly addressed in Evans-Pritchard’s work.
His writings consider diverse topics, from bridewealth,
witchcraft, sacrifice, political structure, and segmentary
organization, to the problems of interpretation, transla
tion, and rationality.