ANT102H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Michel De Montaigne, Lewis H. Morgan, Trobriand Islands
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)- father of history, greek writer, he wrote a book called the histories (circa 440 b. c. ) his inquiry was about the wars between greek and. Persians, what we know about this comes from the writing of herodotus. First attempt in western history of ppl"s past that did not make reference to god or supernatural facts. His history was based on firsthand accounts he travelled the world. He used oral history, copied accounts from merchants, government officials. It was believed that he was a merchant; this gave him reason to travel. He wrote a book called rihla. he is respected because he took herodotus"s perspective: ibn battuta"s travel- he travelled two or three times what marco polo did. He went around the world met an emperor while he went on hajj, travelled the black sea. Went on second hajj, went to medina and dehli where he became a diplomat. Went to vietnam and china: jean de lery (1534-1613)-frenchmen, earliest true ethnographers.
