Alexander Goldenweiser
Alexander Goldenweiser · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Boasian anthropologist known for his critical studies of totemism
1880, Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) — 1940, Portland, Oregon, United States
Russian Empire (Ukraine) · United States
Alexander Goldenweiser is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Boasian anthropologist known for his critical studies of totemism
Goldenweiser was a leading student of Franz Boas whose critical 1910 study of totemism dismantled the idea that it was a single, universal institution, shaping modern anthropological method. Born into a Jewish family in Kiev, he emigrated to the United States, where he taught and wrote widely on culture and psychology.
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Boasian anthropologist known for his critical studies of totemism
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