Marvin Harris
Marvin Harris · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Anthropologist and founder of cultural materialism, author of 'Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches'
1927, Brooklyn, New York, United States — 2001, Gainesville, Florida, United States
United States
Marvin Harris is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Anthropologist and founder of cultural materialism, author of 'Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches'
Marvin Harris was an American anthropologist who founded cultural materialism, arguing that a society's material and economic conditions shape its beliefs and customs, popularized in bestsellers such as 'Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches'. Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, he taught at Columbia University and the University of Florida.
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Anthropologist and founder of cultural materialism, author of 'Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches'
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Anthropology
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