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Add. MS b/36/209
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Copy letter from J. G. Frazer to R. R. Marett
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- c 1947-c 1955 (Creation)
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Hotel Palais d'Orsay, Paris. Dated 4 April, 1932 - Thanks him for [Sir Walter] Spencer's 'Correspondence', his 'Faith, Hope and Charity in Primitive Religion' and for offering to dedicate the second volume to him; notes that Spencer's criticism of Frazer's theory of circumcision and subincision is persuasive and should he ever publish a new edition, would warn readers of this fact; thanks him for putting in a good word at St. Andrew's [re: the honorary doctorate?]; has enjoyed meeting their French friends in Paris: [Lucien] Lévy-Bruhl, [Marcel] Mauss, [Paul] Painlevé; [Paul] Rivet is due to return from Indo-China. With a typescript footnote identifying the volume dedicated to Frazer, and quoting the dedication.
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- Marett, Robert Ranulph (1866–1943) philosopher and anthropologist (Subject)
- Spencer, Sir Walter Baldwin (1860–1929) Knight, biologist and anthropologist (Subject)
- Bruhl, Lucien Lévy- (1857-1939) anthropologist (Subject)
- Mauss, Marcel (1872-1950), French sociologist (Subject)
- Painlevé, Paul (1863-1933) French Prime Minister (Subject)
- Rivet, Paul (1876-1958), French ethnologist (Subject)