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The myth of the noble savage /

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Ellingson's narrative follows the career of anthropologist John Crawfurd, whose political ambition and racist agenda were well served by his construction of what was manifestly a myth of savage nobility. Generations of anthropologists have accepted the existence of the myth as fact, and Ellings...

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Main Author: Ellingson, Terry Jay
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
Anthropology > Philosophy.
Noble savage stereotype.
Noble savage stereotype in literature.
Racism in anthropology > History.
Anthropologie > Philosophie.
Stéréotype du noble sauvage.
Stéréotype du noble sauvage dans la littérature.
Racisme en anthropologie > Histoire.
Noble savage stereotype in literature
Noble savage stereotype
Anthropology > Philosophy
Racism in anthropology
Edler Wilder
Anthropologie
Literatur
De edele wilde.
Mythevorming.
Culturele antropologie.
Racism.
Noble savage.
Anthropology.
Noble savage in literature.
History
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