Anthropologists Part III: Frazer, Heyerdahl, Goodall Flashcards
Scottish anthropologist who studied mythology and comparative religion. One of the earliest anthropologists.
James Frazer
Second most famous Frazer work discussing myth, ritual, and how group-marriage gave way to individual marriage.
Totemism and Exogamy
Name of Frazer’s most famous work, an examination of different myths, which has chapters like “King of the Wood”
The Golden Bough, after the object Proserpine gave Aeneas to let him enter the underworld.
Another famous work by Frazer, in which he compares stories from a certain part of the bible.
Folklore in the Old Testament
Work by Frazer in which he discusses how superstition has played an invaluable role in shaping civility, morality, and government.
Psyche’s Task
Norwegian anthropologist adventurer who sailed around the world!
Thor Heyerdahl
Expedition in which Heyerdahl led a raft from South America to Polynesia.
Kon-Tiki Expedition
Expedition in which Heyerdahl led a raft from Morocco to Barbados
Ra II
Expedition in which Heyerdahl led a raft from the Persian Gulf to Pakistan
Tigris
Another project in which Heyerdahl attempted to find the source of Norse Mythology
The Search for Odin in Azerbaijan
Primatologist known for her work on Chimpanzees
Jane Goodall
National Park where Goodall observed a war between Kahama and Kasakela groups.
Gombe Stream National Park
The first chimp Goodall observed, named for his hair color.
David Greybeard
Matriarch of the F-Family of Chimps that Goodall observed.
Flo
Very aggressive chimp from the F-Family who killed a human baby, and beat Goodall on the head.
Frodo
