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- catalog abstract ""In recent times major efforts have been made to eliminate racial prejudice, but there is plenty of evidence that it still survives. Gustav Jahoda demonstrates how deeply rooted western perceptions going back more than a thousand years are still feeding racial prejudice today. In Images of Savages he explains how beliefs about monstrous humanoid man-eaters in classical antiquity and 'wild men of the woods' in the Middle Ages influenced the manner in which early explorers such as Columbus viewed the 'savages' they encountered." "Another early tradition was the 'ape-likeness' of savages, and especially blacks, coupled with notions about their unbridled sexuality. This persisted through the ages, reaching its culmination during the nineteenth century, when it gained scientific respectability. Lasting well into the twentieth century, its remnants are far from being extinct in popular culture." "This highly original socio-historical contextualization will be invaluable to scholars of psychology, sociology and anthropology, and to all those interested in the sources of racial prejudice."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog alternative "Subtitle on cover: Ancient roots of modern prejudice in Western culture".
- catalog contributor b10836093.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""In recent times major efforts have been made to eliminate racial prejudice, but there is plenty of evidence that it still survives. Gustav Jahoda demonstrates how deeply rooted western perceptions going back more than a thousand years are still feeding racial prejudice today. In Images of Savages he explains how beliefs about monstrous humanoid man-eaters in classical antiquity and 'wild men of the woods' in the Middle Ages influenced the manner in which early explorers such as Columbus viewed the 'savages' they encountered." "Another early tradition was the 'ape-likeness' of savages, and especially blacks, coupled with notions about their unbridled sexuality. This persisted through the ages, reaching its culmination during the nineteenth century, when it gained scientific respectability. Lasting well into the twentieth century, its remnants are far from being extinct in popular culture." "This highly original socio-historical contextualization will be invaluable to scholars of psychology, sociology and anthropology, and to all those interested in the sources of racial prejudice."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p.258-280) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Pt. 1. From Renaissance to Enlightenment. The savage Americans ; The savage Africans ; The puzzle of apes and men -- Pt. 2. Animality and beastly man-eating ; The 'Negro' and the ape ; Towards scientific racism ; On the animality of savages ; Cannibalism at issue ; The fascinating horror -- Pt. 3. The image of the savage as child-like ; From ancestor to child ; Rescuing the 'benighted savage': missionaries and colonial administrators ; Why savages are child-like: 'arrested development' and the 'biogenetic law' ; Heads I win, tails you lose: from 'recapitulation' to 'neoteny' ; How child-likeness lingered in 20th-century psychology -- Pt. 4. Perspectives and interpretations.".
- catalog extent "xx, 297 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0415179521 (hc.)".
- catalog identifier "0415188555 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
- catalog subject "305.8 21".
- catalog subject "Ethnocentrism.".
- catalog subject "GN495.8 .J34 1998".
- catalog subject "Prejudices.".
- catalog subject "Racism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Pt. 1. From Renaissance to Enlightenment. The savage Americans ; The savage Africans ; The puzzle of apes and men -- Pt. 2. Animality and beastly man-eating ; The 'Negro' and the ape ; Towards scientific racism ; On the animality of savages ; Cannibalism at issue ; The fascinating horror -- Pt. 3. The image of the savage as child-like ; From ancestor to child ; Rescuing the 'benighted savage': missionaries and colonial administrators ; Why savages are child-like: 'arrested development' and the 'biogenetic law' ; Heads I win, tails you lose: from 'recapitulation' to 'neoteny' ; How child-likeness lingered in 20th-century psychology -- Pt. 4. Perspectives and interpretations.".
- catalog title "Images of savages : ancient roots of modern prejudice in Western culture / Gustav Jahoda.".
- catalog title "Subtitle on cover: Ancient roots of modern prejudice in Western culture".
- catalog type "text".