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J F Lafitau (1681-1746), Precursor of Scientific Anthropology in Southwestern Journal of Anthropology Volume 25, Number 2
by William Nelson Fenton (1908-2005)
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173-187 pages with bibliography. Royal octavo (9 1/2" s 8 1/4") bound in publishers original wrappers. current Anthropology Volume 25, Number 2 complete. First edition. Lafitau is an important figure in the history of ethnology, and his great comparative work which appear early in the 18th century is a milestone on the way to a science of custom. He did not originate the comparative method, and he wrote the fashionable dissertation pf the day; but he developed a method of reciprocal illumination, using field observations to throw light on the custom of antiquity and employing the customs of the ancients to provide leads for field work. His book utilized a wide variety of sources on the New World and on antiquity, and it was read, although not always acknowledged, by the thinkers of the day. A century later it influenced the founders of scientific ethnology in Europe nd America. Lafitau made a number of important discoveries, which were largely rediscovered afterward. Condition: Spine and edges sunned, spine heal and corners gently bumped else very good.
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- Title
- J F Lafitau (1681-1746), Precursor of Scientific Anthropology in Southwestern Journal of Anthropology Volume 25, Number 2
- Author
- William Nelson Fenton (1908-2005)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
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- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Place of Publication
- Albuquerque
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Anthropology;
- Size
- Royal octavo
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