Before Boas: the genesis of ethnography and ethnology in the German Enlightenment

"An extensive study of the emergence of ethnology and ethnography, and how theories in Europe and Russia during the eighteenth century experienced a paradigm shift with the work of Franz Boas starting in 1886"--

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Main Author: Vermeulen, Han F. 1952- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Lincoln London University of Nebraska Press [2015]
In:Year: 2015
Series/Journal:Critical studies in the history of anthropology
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Germany / Enlightenment / Anthropology / Ethnology / History 1680-1886
B Germany / Ethnology / Folklore studies / Enlightenment / History 1700-1850
B Boas, Franz 1858-1942
Further subjects:B Ethnology (Russia) History
B Germany Intellectual life 18th century
B Boas, Franz (1858-1942) Influence
B Ethnology
B Anthropology
B History of ideas 1700-1899
B Anthropology (Germany) History 18th century
B Enlightenment (Germany)
B Ethnology Philosophy
B Ethnology (Europe) History
B Ethnology (Germany) History 18th century
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Summary:"An extensive study of the emergence of ethnology and ethnography, and how theories in Europe and Russia during the eighteenth century experienced a paradigm shift with the work of Franz Boas starting in 1886"--
1. History and Theory of Anthropology and Ethnology : Introduction -- 2. 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
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [515] - 688
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ISBN:080325542X