Kenelm Burridge
Kenelm Oswald Lancelot Burridge (born October 31, 1922 in Malta - † May 21, 2019 ) was a British ethnologist .
A classic in his field was Burridge's work New Heaven, New Earth on millenarian movements , the cargo cults , in Oceania .
He taught at the University of British Columbia from 1968 until his retirement in 1987 . In 1977 he was made a member of the Royal Society of Canada .
Works
- Mambu. A Melanesian Millennium . 1960
- Tangu traditions. A Study In The Way of Life, Mythology and Developing Experience of A New Guinea People . Oxford Clarendon 1969
- New Heaven, New Earth. A Study of Millenarian Activities. Oxford 1969.
- Encountering Aborigines. A Case Study: Anthropology and the Australian Aboriginal. Pergamon Press, 1973, ISBN 0-08-017646-1
- Someone, No One . 1979
- In the way. A study of Christian missionary endeavors. University of British Columbia Press. Vancouver 1991
Web links
- Kurzbiografie (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Remembering Professor Emeritus Kenelm Burridge ubc.ca, accessed June 3, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burridge, Kenelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burridge, Kenelm Oswald Lancelot (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ethnologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malta |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 2019 |