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Title: Anthropology and the Classics
Six Lectures Delivered Before the University of Oxford

Contents: The 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.

Credits: E-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)

Summary: "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.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Author: Evans, Arthur, Sir, 1851-1941

Author: Fowler, W. Warde (William Warde), 1847-1921

Author: Jevons, F. B. (Frank Byron), 1858-1936

Author: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

Author: Murray, Gilbert, 1866-1957

Author: Myres, John Linton, Sir, 1869-1954

Editor: Marett, R. R. (Robert Ranulph), 1866-1943

EBook No.: 53646

Published: Dec 1, 2016

Downloads: 307

Language: English

Subject: Classical philology

Subject: Anthropology -- History

Subject: Picture-writing

LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Anthropology

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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2025-08-04T22:05:29Z Anthropology and the Classics

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Title: Anthropology and the Classics
Six Lectures Delivered Before the University of Oxford

Contents: The 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.

Credits: E-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)

Summary: "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.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Author: Evans, Arthur, Sir, 1851-1941

Author: Fowler, W. Warde (William Warde), 1847-1921

Author: Jevons, F. B. (Frank Byron), 1858-1936

Author: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

Author: Murray, Gilbert, 1866-1957

Author: Myres, John Linton, Sir, 1869-1954

Editor: Marett, R. R. (Robert Ranulph), 1866-1943

EBook No.: 53646

Published: Dec 1, 2016

Downloads: 307

Language: English

Subject: Classical philology

Subject: Anthropology -- History

Subject: Picture-writing

LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Anthropology

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:53646:3 2016-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Marett, R. R. (Robert Ranulph) Myres, John Linton, Sir Murray, Gilbert Lang, Andrew Jevons, F. B. (Frank Byron) Fowler, W. Warde (William Warde) Evans, Arthur, Sir en 1