Wilson Dallam Wallis

Wilson Dallam Wallis ( born March 7, 1886 in Forest Hill (Maryland), † March 15 1970 in South Woodstock ( Connecticut ) ) was an American anthropologist.

Wilson D. Wallis 1907 was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he studied under EB Tylor. He conducted research on religion in so-called " primitive societies " and to Native American tribes.

Writings

  • Messiah - Christian and Pagan, 1918
  • Why do we laugh? . In: The Scientific Monthly. Volume XV, 1922
  • An Introduction to Anthropology, 1926
  • Culture and Progress, 1930
  • Religion in Primitive Society. New York 1939
  • Messiah: Their Role in Civilization, Washington DC, 1943
  • The Malecite Indians of New Brunswick. Ottawa 1957
  • The Micmac Indians of eastern Canada. Minneapolis 1955
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