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Ruth Landes

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American anthropologist (1908-1991)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1908 to 1991 · aged 82
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Ruth Landes was an American cultural anthropologist best known for studies on the Brazilian religion of Candomblé and her published study on the topic, City of Women (1947). Landes is recognized by some as a pioneer in the study of race and gender relations.

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Ruth Landes with Claude Lévi-Strauss and other researchers at the Museu Nacional in Rio de Janeiro, 1930sRuth Landes with Claude Lévi-Strauss and other researchers at the Museu Nacional in Rio de Janeiro, 1930s

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1991 · aged 82
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9 languages

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