Meyer Fortes
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South African anthropologist
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Meyer Fortes's Degrees
- Bachelors Anthropology University of Cape Town
- Masters Anthropology University of Cape Town
- PhD Anthropology University of Cape Town
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Meyer Fortes FBA FRAI was a South African-born anthropologist, best known for his work among the Tallensi and Ashanti in Ghana. Originally trained in psychology, Fortes employed the notion of the "person" into his structural-functional analyses of kinship, the family, and ancestor worship setting a standard for studies on African social organization. His celebrated book, Oedipus and Job in West African Religion , fused his two interests and set a standard for comparative ethnology. He also wrote extensively on issues of the first born, kingship, and divination.
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