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Meyer Fortes

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Gender Male
Death41 years ago
Date of birth April 25,1906
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Britstown
South Africa
Date of died January 27,1983
DiedCambridge
United Kingdom
Field Anthropology
BooksKinship and the social order
The dynamics of clanship among the Tallensi
The web of kinship among the Tallensi
Oedipus and Job in West African religion
Time and Social Structure and Other Essays
Religion, morality, and the person
Marriage in tribal societies
Rules and the emergence of society
Ödipus und Hiob in westafrikanischen Religionen
Notable student Jack Goody
Academic advisor Bronisław Malinowski
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Meyer Fortes FBA FRAI was a South African-born anthropologist, best known for his work among the Tallensi and Ashanti in Ghana.

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