Edward Burnett Sir Tylor

English academic Edward Burnett Tylor (1832-1917) was the first Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford. Tylor, who conducted fieldwork in Mexico during the mid-1850s, maintained an evolutionary view of the development of culture and religion. He posited that animism, or the belief in spirits, formed the original basis of religion.

English academic Edward Burnett Tylor (1832-1917) was the first Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford. Tylor, who conducted fieldwork in Mexico during the mid-1850s, maintained an evolutionary view of the development of culture and religion. He posited that animism, or the belief in spirits, formed the original basis of religion. See less