Edvard Westermarck

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Edvard Westermarck


Born
in Helsinki, Finland
November 20, 1862

Died
September 03, 1939


Edvard Alexander Westermarck was a Finnish philosopher and sociologist. Among other subjects, he studied exogamy and the incest taboo.

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The History of Human Marriage

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Ritual and Belief in Morocco

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Pagan survivals in Mohammed...

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The Origin and Development ...

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Short History of Human Marr...

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Wit and Wisdom in Morocco

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The Origin And Development ...

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Christianity and morals (Es...

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“Increasing knowledge lessens the sphere of the supernatural.”
Edward Westermarck, Origin and Development of Moral Ideas