Alexander Lesser
Alexander Lesser · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Boasian anthropologist known for his study of the Pawnee Ghost Dance
1902, New York City, USA — 1982, United States
United States
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Lesser was a Jewish American anthropologist trained by Franz Boas at Columbia, best remembered for 'The Pawnee Ghost Dance Hand Game' (1933), the first anthropological study of a cultural revitalization movement. An original and critical thinker, he pioneered ideas later widely accepted in the field and taught at Columbia, Brooklyn College, Brandeis and Hofstra. He was born into a Jewish family in New York City.
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Boasian anthropologist known for his study of the Pawnee Ghost Dance
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