LEADER 04821nam 2201093Ia 450 001 9910782953003321 005 20230607214813.0 010 $a0-520-92592-0 010 $a1-282-75887-X 010 $a1-59734-767-1 010 $a9786612758874 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520925922 035 $a(CKB)1000000000005417 035 $a(EBL)224239 035 $a(OCoLC)475930273 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000207665 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11199007 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000207665 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10238561 035 $a(PQKB)10637673 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084769 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC224239 035 $a(OCoLC)49570117 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30617 035 $a(DE-B1597)520180 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520925922 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL224239 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10051548 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL275887 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000005417 100 $a19991202d2001 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|nu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe myth of the noble savage$b[electronic resource] /$fTer Ellingson 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (468 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-22268-7 311 0 $a0-520-22610-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$tI. THE BIRTH OF THE NOBLE SAVAGE --$tII. AMBIGUOUS NOBILITY: ETHNOGRAPHIC DISCOURSE ON "SAVAGES" FROM LESCARBOT TO ROUSSEAU --$tIII. DISCURSIVE OPPOSITIONS: THE "SAVAGE" AFTER ROUSSEAU --$tIV. THE RETURN OF THE NOBLE SAVAGE --$tV.THE NOBLE SAVAGE MEETS THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY --$tCONCLUSION --$tNOTES --$tREFERENCES --$tINDEX 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aAnthropology$xPhilosophy 606 $aNoble savage stereotype 606 $aNoble savage stereotype in literature 606 $aRacism in anthropology$xHistory 610 $a18th century. 610 $a19th century. 610 $aacademic. 610 $aanthropologists. 610 $aanthropology. 610 $acase study. 610 $acolonialist. 610 $acontemporary. 610 $adebunked. 610 $afeudalist. 610 $afolklore. 610 $ainternet. 610 $alegal issues. 610 $amodern world. 610 $amythology. 610 $anatural life. 610 $anatural world. 610 $anature. 610 $anoble savage. 610 $aonline. 610 $apolitical. 610 $apolitics. 610 $arace issues. 610 $aracial equality. 610 $aracism. 610 $aracist. 610 $aresearch. 610 $arousseau. 610 $asavages. 610 $ascholarly. 610 $astereotype. 610 $astudy. 615 0$aAnthropology$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aNoble savage stereotype. 615 0$aNoble savage stereotype in literature 615 0$aRacism in anthropology$xHistory. 676 $a301/.01 700 $aEllingson$b Terry Jay$01483399 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782953003321 996 $aThe myth of the noble savage$93701497 997 $aUNINA