Quote of the day
Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.
Marshall Sahlins
Born: December 27, 1930
Died: April 5, 2021 (aged 90)
Bio: Marshall David Sahlins was an American anthropologist best known for his ethnographic work in the Pacific and for his contributions to anthropological theory.
Known for:
- Stone age economics (1972)
- Islands of history (1985)
- Culture and practical reason (1976)
- What Kinship Is-And Is Not (2013)