04821nam 2201093Ia 450 991078295300332120230607214813.00-520-92592-01-282-75887-X1-59734-767-1978661275887410.1525/9780520925922(CKB)1000000000005417(EBL)224239(OCoLC)475930273(SSID)ssj0000207665(PQKBManifestationID)11199007(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000207665(PQKBWorkID)10238561(PQKB)10637673(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084769(MiAaPQ)EBC224239(OCoLC)49570117(MdBmJHUP)muse30617(DE-B1597)520180(DE-B1597)9780520925922(Au-PeEL)EBL224239(CaPaEBR)ebr10051548(CaONFJC)MIL275887(EXLCZ)99100000000000541719991202d2001 ub 0engur|nu---|u||utxtccrThe myth of the noble savage[electronic resource] /Ter EllingsonBerkeley University of California Pressc20011 online resource (468 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-22268-7 0-520-22610-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Preface --Introduction --I. THE BIRTH OF THE NOBLE SAVAGE --II. AMBIGUOUS NOBILITY: ETHNOGRAPHIC DISCOURSE ON "SAVAGES" FROM LESCARBOT TO ROUSSEAU --III. DISCURSIVE OPPOSITIONS: THE "SAVAGE" AFTER ROUSSEAU --IV. THE RETURN OF THE NOBLE SAVAGE --V.THE NOBLE SAVAGE MEETS THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY --CONCLUSION --NOTES --REFERENCES --INDEXIn this important and original study, the myth of the Noble Savage is an altogether different myth from the one defended or debunked by others over the years. That the concept of the Noble Savage was first invented by Rousseau in the mid-eighteenth century in order to glorify the "natural" life is easily refuted. The myth that persists is that there was ever, at any time, widespread belief in the nobility of savages. The fact is, as Ter Ellingson shows, the humanist eighteenth century actually avoided the term because of its association with the feudalist-colonialist mentality that had spawned it 150 years earlier. The Noble Savage reappeared in the mid-nineteenth century, however, when the "myth" was deliberately used to fuel anthropology's oldest and most successful hoax. Ellingson's narrative follows the career of anthropologist John Crawfurd, whose political ambition and racist agenda were well served by his construction of what was manifestly a myth of savage nobility. Generations of anthropologists have accepted the existence of the myth as fact, and Ellingson makes clear the extent to which the misdirection implicit in this circumstance can enter into struggles over human rights and racial equality. His examination of the myth's influence in the late twentieth century, ranging from the World Wide Web to anthropological debates and political confrontations, rounds out this fascinating study.AnthropologyPhilosophyNoble savage stereotypeNoble savage stereotype in literatureRacism in anthropologyHistory18th century.19th century.academic.anthropologists.anthropology.case study.colonialist.contemporary.debunked.feudalist.folklore.internet.legal issues.modern world.mythology.natural life.natural world.nature.noble savage.online.political.politics.race issues.racial equality.racism.racist.research.rousseau.savages.scholarly.stereotype.study.AnthropologyPhilosophy.Noble savage stereotype.Noble savage stereotype in literatureRacism in anthropologyHistory.301/.01Ellingson Terry Jay1483399MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782953003321The myth of the noble savage3701497UNINA