{"product_id":"william-robertson-smith-aleksandar-boskovic-9781800731578","title":"William Robertson Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe life and career of one of anthropology's most important ancestors, William Robertson Smith in the context of the history of anthropology.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e William Robertson Smith's influence on anthropology ranged from his relationship with John Ferguson McLennan, to advising James George Frazer to write about \"Totem\" and \"Taboo\" for the Encyclopaedia Britannica that he edited. This biography places a special emphasis on the notes and observations from his travels to Arabia, as well as on his influence on the representatives of the \"Myth and Ritual School.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e With his discussion of myth and ritual, Smith influenced generations of scholars, and his insistence on the connection between the people, their God, and the land they inhabited inspired many of the concepts later developed by ﾉmile Durkheim.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"This is a clear, well-informed and interesting account of Robertson Smith's central ideas. The theories are set in the context of debates of the day, and their influence on anthropology and bible studies is discussed. An original and fascinating section reviews Robertson Smith's field work in the Middle East, which was much more extensive and intensive than is, I think, generally appreciated.\"-Adam Kuper, London School of Economics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eFrom the introduction: \u003cbr\u003e Although respected and studied, especially since the 1990s, Smith has a somewhat paradoxical position in the history of social and cultural anthropology. Anthropologists educated in the twentieth century admire him, but many contemporary scholars are not quite sure what to make of him.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aleksandar Boskovic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800731574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800731578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Aleksandar Boskovic","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982560035071,"sku":"9781800731578","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24a15aec-702e-413b-a975-80c35f29b8fe.jpg?v=1683261854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/william-robertson-smith-aleksandar-boskovic-9781800731578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}