Morton Klass
American anthropologist (1927-2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morton Klass (June 24, 1927 ā April 28, 2001) was an American anthropologist known for his studies of caste and kinship in India, as well as his work on religion and culture among the Bhojpuri-speaking Indo-Caribbean population.[1]
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Born | 24 June 1927 Brooklyn |
Died | 28 April 2001 (aged 73) Washington Heights |
Occupation | Anthropologist, university teacher |
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Klass completed his doctoral degree at Columbia University, where he later taught anthropology for many years.[2] He conducted extensive fieldwork in both India and the Caribbean, beginning with Trinidad from 1957 to 1958.[3] From 1962 to 1963, he began Indian studies at Columbia University under the direction of Conrad M. Arensberg in West Bengal.[4] With a sponsorship from the Social Science Research Council, Klass returned to India from 1972 to 1973 for a second period of study.[5]
Klass wrote widely on the anthropology of religion, contributing to understanding of ritual, belief, and religious change. He passed away in 2001.