Morton Klass
Morton Klass | |
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Born | 24 June 1927 Brooklyn |
Died | 28 April 2001 (aged 73) Washington Heights |
Occupation | Anthropologist, university teacher |
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Morton Klass (June 24, 1927 โ April 28, 2001) was an American anthropologist known for his studies of caste and kinship in India, as well as his work on religion and culture among the Bhojpuri-speaking Indo-Caribbean population.[1]
Klass completed his doctoral degree at Columbia University, where he later taught anthropology for many years.[2] He conducted extensive fieldwork in both India and the Caribbean, beginning with Trinidad from 1957 to 1958.[3] From 1962 to 1963, he began Indian studies at Columbia University under the direction of Conrad M. Arensberg in West Bengal.[4] With a sponsorship from the Social Science Research Council, Klass returned to India from 1972 to 1973 for a second period of study.[5]
Klass wrote widely on the anthropology of religion, contributing to understanding of ritual, belief, and religious change. He passed away in 2001.
Publications
- East Indians in Trinidad: A Study of Cultural Persistence (1961)
- The Kinds of Mankind: An Introduction to Race and Racism (1971)
- From Field to Factory: Community Structure and Industrialization in West Bengal (1978)
- Caste: The Emergence of the South Asian Social System (1980)
- Singing with Sai Baba: The Politics of Revitalization in Trinidad (1991)
- Ordered Universes: Approaches To The Anthropology Of Religion (1995)
- Across The Boundaries Of Belief: Contemporary Issues In The Anthropology Of Religion (1999)
- Mind Over Mind: The Anthropology and Psychology of Spirit Possession (2003), posthumous publication
References
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (2001-05-03). "Dr. Morton Klass, 73, Anthropologist, Is Dead". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ Herbert S. Lewis (June 2002). "Morton Klass (1927-2000)". American Anthropologist. 104 (2): 637โ640. doi:10.1525/aa.2002.104.2.637.
- ^ Morton Klass (1961). "East Indians in Trinidad: A Study of Cultural Persistence". De Gruyter. doi:10.7312/klas90934. ISBN 9780231881227.
- ^ Herbert S. Lewis (March 2003). "Corrections to the Obituary of Morton Klass". American Anthropologist. 105 (1): 235โ236. doi:10.1525/aa.2003.105.1.235.
- ^ Klass 1980, p. 17
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