Marvin Harris
Marvin Harris (* 18th August 1927 in Brooklyn ; † 25. October 2001 in Gainesville (Florida) ) was an American anthropologist and the leading exponent of the theory of cultural materialism (Engl. Cultural Materialism ).
He taught and researched for over 30 years at Columbia University in New York and from the 1980s at the University of Florida in Gainesville. His book Wohlgeschmack und Widerwillen is a standard work on food taboos .
Works
Popular science books
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Cannibals and Kings: The Origins of Cultures. New York 1977
- Cannibals and kings. The growth limits of high cultures. dtv, Munich 1995. ISBN 3-423-30500-2 .
- People. How we became what we are. dtv, Munich 1996. ISBN 3-423-30530-4 .
- Lazy spell. Our longing for the other world , Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-608-93132-5 .
- Taste and reluctance . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2005. ISBN 3-608-94412-5 .
Scientific books
- The Rise of Anthropological Theory. A History of Theories of Culture. Updated edition. Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press, 2001 (first edition 1968).
- Cultural Materialism: The Struggle for a Science of Culture. Updated edition. Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press, 2001 (first edition 1979).
- Cultural anthropology. A textbook. Campus Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1989. ISBN 3-593-33976-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Marvin Harris in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography about "Marvin Harris" on cultural-materialism.org ( Memento from December 7, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Minnesota State University, Mankato: Biography 2001. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010 ; accessed on January 22, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harris, Marvin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American anthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York, United States of America |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 2001 |
| Place of death | Gainesville , Florida, United States of America |