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Victor Turner was the latter. A British cultural anthropologist best known

Theodore C. Bestor was not just an observer of Japanese culture he was a bridge between worlds, translating the rhythm

Ralph Linton was a foundational figure in 20th-century American anthropology, known

Richard Owen was one of the most influential-and controversial-figures in 19th-century science. A pioneering anatomist

Rappaport Roy stands among the most influential anthropologists of the 20th century, known for his groundbreaking

Marshall Sahlins was more than a towering figure in anthropology-he was a thinker who rewrote how we understand culture

Sherry B. Ortner is one of the most influential anthropologists

Wilhelm Schmidt was not just a Catholic priest-he was a pioneering ethnologist, linguist, and cultural

Shyama Charan Dube, better known as S. C. Dube, was a towering figure in Indian

Stephen A. Tyler was a singular voice in 20th-century anthropology, navigating the turbulent transitions from structuralism