MYERHOFF, BARBARA G. (1935–1985), American anthropologist and scholar of religion, myth, ritual, and symbolism. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised there and in Los Angeles, Myerhoff received her bachelor's degree in sociology and her...

RADIN, PAUL (1883–1959) was an American anthropologist. Born in Lódź, Poland, Radin was brought to the United States by his parents while he was still an infant, in 1884. Upon completing his studies in anthropology at Columbia...

The Association of Black Anthropologists (ABA) originated in 1968 and was formally established in 1975. The ABA encourages the anthropological study of black people and supports the professional development of black anthropologists. For this purpose...

HARTLAND, E. SIDNEY (1848–1927), was an English folklorist and armchair anthropologist. Hartland is a good example of the polymaths produced by the Victorian era, contributing prolifically to a wide range of topics but practically forgotten...

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WORKS AND LIVES. The Anthropologist as Author, by Clifford Geertz. Stanford University Press. 157 pp. $19.95. Clifford Geertz is the most admired living anthropologist this side of Claude Levi-Strauss. The influence of his work has extended well beyond anthropology to include, among other...

THERE HAS BEEN MUCH ADO OVER psychics and Gypsies who read fortunes with the help of playing cards like the Tarot. Accolades everywhere exist for the card-reader believed to have special talent to divine the future. Fortunetelling is even well-advertised in major media...