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100 1 _aMarett, R. R.
_q(Robert Ranulph),
_d1866-1943
245 1 0 _aAnthropology and the Classics :
_bSix Lectures Delivered Before the University of Oxford
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-12-01
505 0 _aThe European diffusion of primitive pictography and its bearings on the origin of script, by A.J. Evans -- Homer and anthropology, by A. Lang -- The early Greek epic, by G.G.A. Murray -- Graeco-Italian magic, by F.B. Jevons -- Herodotus and anthropology, by J.L. Myres -- Lustratio, by W.W. Fowler.
508 _aE-text prepared by deaurider, Paul Marshall, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"Anthropology and the Classics" by Arthur J. Evans, Andrew Lang, Gilbert Murray, F.B. Jevons, J.L. Myres, and Warde Fowler is a collection of scholarly lectures delivered at the University of Oxford in the early 20th century. The work delves into the intersection of anthropology and classical studies, focusing on how anthropological insights can illuminate the understanding of ancient Greek and Roman cultures. The book aims to encourage classical scholars to engage with the anthropological perspective, highlighting the significance of lower cultures for a comprehensive view of social evolution. The opening of the text presents a detailed preface that outlines the authors' intentions and the overarching themes of the lectures. It discusses the relationship between anthropology and the humanities, arguing for cooperative exploration of cultural dimensions from both fields. It introduces key figures in the lectures and emphasizes the need to bridge the knowledge of simpler cultures with the complex legacies of ancient Athens and Rome. By laying this foundation, the opening sets the stage for subsequent analyses of topics, such as the evolution of writing systems and ancient rituals, which will be explored in the following lectures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aClassical philology
653 _aAnthropology -- History
653 _aPicture-writing
700 1 _aEvans, Arthur, Sir,
_d1851-1941
700 1 _aFowler, W. Warde
_q(William Warde),
_d1847-1921
700 1 _aJevons, F. B.
_q(Frank Byron),
_d1858-1936
700 1 _aLang, Andrew,
_d1844-1912
700 1 _aMurray, Gilbert,
_d1866-1957
700 1 _aMyres, John Linton, Sir,
_d1869-1954
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53646
999 _c94480
_d94480