Before Boas : the genesis of ethnography and ethnology in the German enlightenment
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Series Editors' Introduction -- 1. History and Theory of Anthropology and Ethnology -- 2. Theory and Practice -- 3. Enlightenment and Pietism -- 4. Ethnography and Empire -- 5. Anthropolo...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Lincoln London : University of Nebraska Press,
[2015]
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology
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| Schlagworte: | Ethnology Enlightenment Anthropology Ethnology - Germany - History - 18th century Ethnologie Anthropologie Electronic books Deutschland Aufklärung Geschichte 1680-1886 |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 718 Seiten) |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 1. History and Theory of Anthropology and Ethnology : Introduction2. Theory and Practice : G.W. Leibniz and the Advancement of Science in Russia
- 3. Enlightenment and Pietism : D.G. Messerschmidt and the Early Exploration of Siberia
- 4. Ethnography and Empire : G.F. Müller and the Description of Siberian Peoples
- 5. Anthropology and the Orient : C. Niebuhr and the Danish-German Arabia Expedition
- 6. From the Field to the Study : A.L. Schlözer and the German Invention of Völkerkunde
- 7. Anthropology in the German Enlightenment : Plural Approaches to Human Diversity
- 8. Epilogue: Reception of the German Ethnographic Tradition.