A Hostile Tribe Made Him Their Chief: Edwin W. Smith (1876-1957) and Anthropology

This paper offers a brief account of the rise of British anthropology followed by a survey of the writings of Edwin W. Smith (1876-1957) on the subject. Smith from a Primitive Methodist background is the only missionary of any denomination to be President of the Royal Anthropological Institute. From...

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Main Author: Young, W. John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2013
In: Social sciences and missions
Year: 2013, Volume: 26, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 226-252
Further subjects:B Africa African religions anthropology applied anthropology translation
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Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)