Books by Stanley J. (Harvard University Tambiah

In the Western tradition, the boundaries between magic, science and religion have been continually contested. In this straightforward text, Professor Tambiah shows that modern anthropological theorists drew upon the classical sources but introduced new, ethnographic case materials.

Tambiah discusses the life of Edmund Leach (1910-1989), one of Britain's foremost social and cultural anthropologists. Leach's work includes kinship and social organization; tenure and peasant economy; and biblical narratives and the myths of Classical Greece. Tambiah's biography covers Leach's work, closing with a personal portrait.