1st Edition

From Ape to Angel An Informal History of Social Anthropology

By Hoffman R Hays Copyright 1958
495 Pages
by Routledge

495 Pages
by Routledge

495 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1958, From Ape to Angel is a popular history of social anthropology which sketches the extraordinary world of ethical, religious and marital customs revealed by the men and women who travelled to remote places to live among and observe primitive people. Here, in absorbing detail, are the findings of such scholars as Henry Schoolcraft, who unravelled the mysteries of kinship... Read more

Preface Introduction 1. The Classical Evolutionists 2. The Critical Reaction 3. Diffusion and Sociology 4. Psychological Insight and Social Responsibility Bibliography Index

Biography

H. R. Hays