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The Edinburgh Critical Edition of the Selected Writings of Andrew Lang, Volume 1 : Anthropology, Fairy Tale, Folklore, The Origins of Religion, Psychical Research / Andrew Lang, Alexandra Warwick, Leigh Wilson, Andrew Teverson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (456 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781474400213
  • 9781474400220
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823.8 23
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  • PR4876 .A4 2015eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- General Introduction -- Introduction to Volume 1 -- Chronology of the life and major works of Andrew Lang -- A Note on the Text -- Acknowledgements -- 1 THE METHOD OF FOLKLORE -- 2 ANTHROPOLOGY AND FOLKLORE -- 3 FAIRY TALES -- 4 ANTHROPOLOGY, AND THE ORIGINS OF RELIGION -- 5 ANTHROPOLOGY AND PSYCHICAL RESEARCH -- 6 PSYCHICAL RESEARCH -- APPENDIX I: NAMES FREQUENTLY CITED BY LANG -- APPENDIX II: ETHINIC GROUPS CITED BY LANG -- EXPLANATORY NOTES -- INDEX
Summary: Shortlisted for the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award 2015This is the first critical edition of the works of Andrew Lang (1844-1912), the Scottish writer whose enormous output spanned the whole range of late-nineteenth century intellectual culture. Neglected since his death, partly because of the diversity of his interests and the volume of his writing, his cultural centrality and the interdisciplinary nature of his work make him a vital figure for contemporary scholars.This volume covers Lang's wide and influential engagement with the central areas of late nineteenth-century anthropology. Lang made decisive interventions in debates around the meaning of folk tales and the origins of religion, as well as being an important figure in the investigation of spiritualist claims through psychical research. The work reproduced here includes journalism, essays, extracts from books and previously unpublished letters which together articulate and challenge some of the central ideas and discussions of the period, including evolution, the relation between modern and non-modern cultures, the nature of scientific claims to truth, and the consequences of materialism.Key FeaturesUnpublished archival materialCritical introductions to the major areas of his workFull explanatory notes
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- General Introduction -- Introduction to Volume 1 -- Chronology of the life and major works of Andrew Lang -- A Note on the Text -- Acknowledgements -- 1 THE METHOD OF FOLKLORE -- 2 ANTHROPOLOGY AND FOLKLORE -- 3 FAIRY TALES -- 4 ANTHROPOLOGY, AND THE ORIGINS OF RELIGION -- 5 ANTHROPOLOGY AND PSYCHICAL RESEARCH -- 6 PSYCHICAL RESEARCH -- APPENDIX I: NAMES FREQUENTLY CITED BY LANG -- APPENDIX II: ETHINIC GROUPS CITED BY LANG -- EXPLANATORY NOTES -- INDEX

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Shortlisted for the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award 2015This is the first critical edition of the works of Andrew Lang (1844-1912), the Scottish writer whose enormous output spanned the whole range of late-nineteenth century intellectual culture. Neglected since his death, partly because of the diversity of his interests and the volume of his writing, his cultural centrality and the interdisciplinary nature of his work make him a vital figure for contemporary scholars.This volume covers Lang's wide and influential engagement with the central areas of late nineteenth-century anthropology. Lang made decisive interventions in debates around the meaning of folk tales and the origins of religion, as well as being an important figure in the investigation of spiritualist claims through psychical research. The work reproduced here includes journalism, essays, extracts from books and previously unpublished letters which together articulate and challenge some of the central ideas and discussions of the period, including evolution, the relation between modern and non-modern cultures, the nature of scientific claims to truth, and the consequences of materialism.Key FeaturesUnpublished archival materialCritical introductions to the major areas of his workFull explanatory notes

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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