Description: Social origins EVA J. ROSS In a series of five lectures presented in Oxford at the Catholic Social Guild Summer School in 1937, Dr. Ross presents an impassioned polemic against what she calls the “evolutionists” who are ignoring the Creator in their anthropological explorations of primitive societies. Though opinionated, this little gem not only offers some notable observations of our human ancestors, but also captures a signficant moment in the field of anthropology. The longest section of the book concentrates on primitive religion, and here’s why. The 1930s and 40s boast a sudden burst of explorations into primitive tribes and cultures around the world that were on the verge of being forever consumed within civilization. As ethnologists and social scientists such as Frazer, Comte, Lubbock, and E.B.Tylor studied primitive rituals, superstitions and beliefs, the origins of the Christian religion and theism itself were seen in a whole new light. In her lectures, Ross articulates the doubts, controversy and resistance these new studies prompted throughout the Christian world. New York, Sheed & Ward, 1937 112 pages with index and two fold-out reference maps
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Book Title: Social origins
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Anthropology
Item Height: 0.5 inches
Item Width: 5 inches
Number of Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover
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Type: Lecture series
Features: Fold-out maps
Author: Eva J. Ross
Publication Year: 1937
Item Length: 7.5 inches
Language: English
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Publisher: Sheed & Ward
Genre: Anthropology
Item Weight: 0.5 lbs
Era: 1930s
