Kuper, Adam (2016) Meyer Fortes: the person, the role, the theory. Cambridge Journal of Anthropology, 34 (2). pp. 127-139. ISSN 0305-7674
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Identification Number: 10.3167/ca.2016.340209
Abstract
In the two decades after the Second World War, Meyer Fortes was a central figure in what was then called ‘British social anthropology’. Sometimes dismissed as simply a follower of Radcliffe-Brown, Fortes’ theoretical influences in fact ranged from Freud to Parsons. He formulated a distinctive theoretical synthesis, and produced the most influential version of ‘descent theory’. Fortes is currently out of fashion, but four decades after his retirement from the Cambridge chair a revaluation is in order.
Item Type: | Article |
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Official URL: | http://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/cja/... |
Additional Information: | © 2016 The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology |
Divisions: | Anthropology |
Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2017 11:42 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 02:22 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/68934 |
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