Evans-Pritchard
Evans-Pritchard by Mary Douglas, published by Routledge on October 18, 2010, is a comprehensive examination of E. E. Evans-Pritchard’s contributions to anthropology. This edition, consisting of 154 pages, offers insights into his influential works on the Azande and the Nuer, which significantly shaped the discipline in Britain. Douglas reflects on her own academic journey, highlighting the impact of her training under Evans-Pritchard and their enduring friendship.
Readers will find a detailed exploration of Evans-Pritchard’s methodologies and the evolution of social anthropology as a field. The book connects Douglas’s theoretical developments to her experiences at the Institute of Social Anthropology, where she engaged with the foundational ideas that emerged from Evans-Pritchard’s teachings. With a focus on social science and anthropology, this work serves as a valuable reference for those interested in the historical context and academic lineage of cultural and social studies.
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First published in 1980, this book provides an overview of E. E. Evans-Pritchard’s approach to anthropology. His seminal works on the Azande and the Nuer had an immense impact on the field in Britain. He wrote these works in his thirties and forties, after which time he became chair of anthropology at Oxford. His pupils and colleagues from his days as the head of Institute of Social Anthropology went from Oxford to complete the institutional establishment of social anthropology. In this book Douglas links the development of her own theories to her training under Evans-Pritchard at the institute and to the close friendship that they forged in the years after.
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