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Melville J. Herskovits

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American anthropologist

Born 1895
Died 1963

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  • Cover of: An outline of Dahomean religious belief

    First published in 1964 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Myth Of The Negro Past

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  • Cover of: Myth of the Negro Past

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  • Cover of: The processes of cultural change.

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  • Cover of: Anthropology and cultural change in Africa: two lectures delivered on invitation of the Committee for Academic Interests of the University of South Africa, on August 20 and 21, 1957

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  • Cover of: Dahomean narrative: a cross-cultural analysis

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  • Cover of: Acculturation: the study of culture contact.

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  • Cover of: L'Afrique et les Africains: entre hier et demain : le facteur humain dans l'Afrique en marche

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  • Cover of: Les bases de l'anthropologie culturelle

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  • Cover of: Cultural relativism; perspectives in cultural pluralism.

    First published in 1972 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The cattle complex in East Africa

    First published in 1926 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Man and his works: the science of cultural anthropology

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  • Cover of: A preliminary consideration of the culture areas of Africa

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  • Cover of: The new world Negro: selected papers in Afro-American studies

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We need a photo of Melville J. Herskovits

American anthropologist

Born 1895
Died 1963

Subjects

Ethnology, Blacks, African Americans, Anthropology, Primitive societies, Black people, Fon (African people), Culture, Acculturation, Anthropometry, History, Prehistoric peoples, Social life and customs, Africa, sub-saharan, African Continental Ancestry Group, African Mythology, Afro-Americans, Anthropologie, Cultural relativism, Dahomey, Economic history, Folklore, Magic, Music, Oral tradition

Places

Benin, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, America, Haiti, Mirebalais (Haiti), Surinam, Suriname, United States, Afrique au sud du Sahara, East Africa, Guyana, Haiti Mirebalais, Latin America, Toco (Trinidad and Tobago), Toco (Trinidad), Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

People

Franz Boas (1858-1942)

Time

1918-, 1918-1960, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • Herskovits, Melville J.
  • Melville J Herskovits
  • Melville J. Herskovitz
  • Melville J.q(Melville Jean) Herskovits
  • Melville Joan Herskovits
  • Melville Herskovits
  • Melville Jean Herskovits
  • Melville J, & Frances S. Herskovits Herskovits
  • J Herskovits Melville

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May 19, 2021 Edited by JeffKaplan merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
August 30, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Talis record