Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (563 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0881336572 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 274 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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From 1914 to 1918 Dr. . In later years Dr. About the Author Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1942), Anglo-Polish anthropologist, was born in what was then Austrian Poland of a long line of Polish nobility and landed gentry. Malinowski was a member of the Robert Mond Expedition to New Guinea and North Melanesia, and it was the research done on this expedition that was later published in Argonauts of the Western Pacific. He was educated at the Polish University of Cracow, from which he received his doctorate in 1908 with the highest honors of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Malinowski taught at the University of London, at Cornell University, and at Yale University. He also studied at the University of Leipzig and later went on to London, where from 1910 he was associated
His pages have become an almost indispensable link between the knowing of exotic and remote people with theoretical knowledge about humankind. Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Angrosino, The Culture of the Sacred: Exploring the Anthropology of Religion (ISBN 9781577662938) and Malefijt, Religion and Culture: An Introduction to Anthropology of Religion (ISBN 9780881334838).. Three famous Malinowski essays! Malinowski, one of the all-time great anthropologists of the world, had a talent for bringing together in single comprehension the warm reality of human living with the cool abstractions of science. An important collection of three of his most famous essays, Magic, Science and Religion offers readers a set of concepts about religion, magic, science, rite and myth in the course of forming vivid impressions and understandings of the Trobrianders of New Guinea. Also by Malinowski and available from Waveland Press: Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea, Enhanced Edition (ISBN: 9781478602095)
He was educated at the Polish University of Cracow, from which he received his doctorate in 1908 with the highest honors of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In later years Dr. . Malinowski was a member of the Robert Mond Expedition to New Guinea and North Melanesia, and it was the research done on this expedition that was later published in Argonauts of the
"Is it Magic or Science or Religion?" according to James F. Lawson. Malinowski was a contemporary of Margaret Mead, but worked with a diffIs it Magic or Science or Religion? Malinowski was a contemporary of Margaret Mead, but worked with a diff3ent set of Pacific Islanders. He discovered that the lines between the three fields were fluid and often overlapped. None of the three fields is black and white, there is a lot of gray at th. ent set of Pacific Islanders. He discovered that the lines between the three fields were fluid and often overlapped. None of the three fields is black and white, there is a lot of gray at th. "What is the difference?" according to James F. Lawson. This is one of the most interesting books I have read. A fascinating book. Mzlinowski was a contemporary of Margaret Mead, but worked in a different island group. This book shows that magic science and religion have more in common than one would think. Malinows. Kurt said Interested in human behavior? This book may be for you.. This book can be incredibly boring because its written with a antiquated, prosaic tone. Malinowski's theories can at times seem transparent and naïve, but this is what you would expect from a collection of essays written roughly 50 years ago. Notwithstandi