The sociocultural realm in relation to environment, biology, and history: Notes on Van Gennep and the emerging social sciences of his day

Harvey E. Goldberg*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

Van Gennep’s research interests were located in the region where the fields of folklore, anthropology, sociology, and religion overlapped. His Rites de passage reflected a broad approach to ritual and social life that took into account the natural environment, biology, and history. This article scans his interests and emphases in relation to the American school of cultural anthropology that developed in the twentieth century. It assesses parallels and differences, and points to areas deserving further clarification such as Van Gennep’s understanding of language.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)330-337
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Classical Sociology
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2018

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2018.

Keywords

  • anthropology
  • cultural anthropology
  • history
  • linguistics
  • Van Gennep

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The sociocultural realm in relation to environment, biology, and history: Notes on Van Gennep and the emerging social sciences of his day'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this