148. The Anthropologists

Listen to this episode from Undeceptions with John Dickson on Spotify. Welcome to season XIV of Undeceptions!Anthropology has a reputation for being the most “godless” of all the sciences. The so-called Father of Anthropology, Sir Edward Burnett Tylor, abandoned his faith as an anthropologist, declaring religion was “animalistic”. But religion hasn’t gone away - and many anthropologists are now realising there might be something to belief after all …(00:00) - - Coffee and anthropology (09:08) - - What is anthropology? (14:25) - - Edward Tylor, the 'Father of Anthropology' (19:28) - - Why is anthropology so godless? (21:25) - - James Frazer (34:50) - - E.E. Evans Pritchard (42:07) - - Mary Douglas (49:10) - - How Christine became a Christian anthropologist (52:46) - - What is the "good life"? (54:38) - - Victor and Edith Turner (59:06) - - Cultural relativism (01:02:48) - - Five-Minute Jesus (01:09:41) - - Good God, good anthropology