Publication

2002 - Routledge, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

58,500 words, Guess

Page Count

234 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing3203360

Classifications

  • DDC801/.95/0904
  • LCCBL304.2 .A35 2002
  • LCCBL304.2.A35 2002
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  • LCCBL304.2 .A35 2002eb

Description

"The enduring importance of his book The Golden Bough keeps J.G. Frazer's name prominent on the list of the most significant figures in modern religious studies. But by no means was Frazer the sole influence on myth-ritualism - the Cambridge-based school of thought most often associated with him. In this intellectual history of the fellowship of scholars to which Frazer belonged, Robert Ackerman expands our acquaintance with the myth and ritual school to include Jane Harrison, Gilbert Murray, F.M. Cornford, and A.B. Cook, all of whom were instrumental in connecting the lines of thought in myth theory, classics, and anthropology that had begun to converge at the turn of the last century."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

RitualRituelHistoryHistoireInfluenceHistoriographyHistoriographie

Series Statement

  • Theorists of myth
  • Theorists of myth (Routledge (Firm))

Other Editions

  • The myth and ritual school: J.G. Frazer and the Cambridge ritualistsRoutledge2002-01-01

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