• Marvin Harris (August 18, 1927 – October 25, 2001) was an American anthropologist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. A prolific writer, he was highly...
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  • Wendy Harris, Marvin White and Wonder Dog are fictional characters from the 1973 American animated TV series Super Friends, based on the famous superheroes...
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  • This is a two-part chronological list of the works of anthropologist Marvin Harris. The first list contains his scholarly articles; the second contains...
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    animal foods", including human flesh. The materialist anthropologist Marvin Harris argued that a "shortage of animal protein" was also the underlying reason...
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    after a funeral ceremony, as a ritual rite of passage. According to Marvin Harris, the Vedic literature is contradictory, with some suggesting ritual...
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    but there is no scholarly consensus as to its extent. Anthropologist Marvin Harris, author of Cannibals and Kings, has suggested that the flesh of the...
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  • materialism is an anthropological research orientation first introduced by Marvin Harris in his 1968 book The Rise of Anthropological Theory, as a theoretical...
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  • Manchester. Marvin Harris 1997 Culture, People and Nature: An Introduction to General Anthropology 7th edition Longman pp. 250, 311 Marvin Harris 1997 Culture...
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    dietary significance of such acts is disputed. While some authors such as Marvin Harris suggest that human flesh was a significant part of an aristocratic diet...
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  • Kings (1977, ISBN 0-394-40765-2) is a book written by anthropologist Marvin Harris. The book presents a systematic discussion of ideas about the reasons...
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    to reveal the histories of societies when other records are lacking. Marvin Harris explains taboos as a consequence of ecologic and economic conditions...
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  • both live with their grandmother, who is an avid supporter of Alderman Marvin Harris, a politician from their neighborhood running for mayor on an anti-corruption...
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  • Historical particularism (coined by Marvin Harris in 1968) is widely considered the first American anthropological school of thought. Closely associated...
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    Chagnon does. Anthropologists working in the ecologist tradition, such as Marvin Harris, argued that a culture of violence had evolved among the Yanomami through...
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    by 1800.[citation needed] The cultural materialistic anthropologist Marvin Harris thought that the main reason for prohibiting consumption of pork was...
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    with the devil. They also killed Jews and priests who opposed them. Marvin Harris links them to the Messianic preaching of Gioacchino da Fiore. Similar...
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    anthropologists who specialize in ecological anthropology. In 1979, Marvin Harris outlined a universal structure of sociocultural systems. He mentioned...
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  • was legally to be regarded as a form of diminished responsibility. Marvin Harris estimated that among Paleolithic hunters 23–50% of newborn children...
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  • Jats, Khatris, Lewa Kanbis, Mohyal Brahmins and Patidars. According to Marvin Harris, another anthropologist and among the first proponents of cultural materialism...
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    Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and musician. He helped shape the sound...
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  • The terms were also championed by anthropologists Ward Goodenough and Marvin Harris with slightly different connotations from those used by Pike. Goodenough...
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  • Robert F. Murphy, and influenced other scholars such as Elman Service, Marvin Harris and June Nash. Many of these students participated in the Puerto Rico...
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  • (anthropology), an anthropological research orientation first introduced by Marvin Harris Cultural materialism (cultural studies), a movement in literary theory...
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  • 1860-1940, 1996, p. 432 Marvin Harris, The rise of anthropological theory: a history of theories of culture, 2001, p. 84. Marvin Harris, The rise of anthropological...
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  • Marvin "Harris" DeVane Jr. (August 2, 1963 – March 1, 2018) was an American stock car racing driver. He competed in the ARCA Racing Series, scoring his...
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    Hank Brian Marvin (born Brian Robson Rankin, 28 October 1941) is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is known as the lead guitarist...
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    Claude (1962). The Savage Mind. Womack, Mari (2001). Being Human. Harris, Marvin. Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches. "Is there a gene for racism?". Times...
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    Animals. 8 (5): 64. doi:10.3390/ani8050064. PMC 5981275. PMID 29701646. Marvin Harris. India's sacred cow (PDF). Dr Gloria Pungetti, Dr Anna Maclvor. "Preliminary...
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  • Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0-299-14250-7. Marvin Harris (1986). Good to Eat. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 0-04-306002-1. Harris applies cultural materialism, looking...
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    Animals. 8 (5): 64. doi:10.3390/ani8050064. PMC 5981275. PMID 29701646. Marvin Harris. India's sacred cow (PDF). Dr Gloria Pungetti, Dr Anna Maclvor. "Preliminary...
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