Intellectual Movements, Anthropology

Romantic Motives

Name: Romantic Motives
Author: George W. Stocking, Jr
ISBN: 9780299123604

by George W. Stocking, Jr

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Romantic Motives explores a topic that has been underemphasized in the historiography of anthropology. Tracking the Romantic strains in the the writings of Rousseau, Herder, Cushing, Sapir, Benedict, Redfield, Mead, Lévi-Strauss, and others, these essays show Romanticism as a permanent and recurrent tendency within the anthropological tradition.

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The six essays investigate the influence of Romantic ideas on anthropology. Topics include Levi-Strauss' debt to Rousseau, and how the yearning for community has shaped anthropological thought. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)