Jane Ellen Harrison

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Jane Ellen Harrison was a pioneering British classical scholar and one of the founders of modern studies of Greek religion and mythology.

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instanceOf British scholar
classical scholar
feminist
historian of religion
human
writer
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1850-09-09
dateOfDeath 1928-04-15
educatedAt Cheltenham Ladies' College
Newnham College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
employer Newnham College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
familyName Harrison
fieldOfWork Greek mythology
Greek religion
anthropology of religion
archaeology
classics
religious studies
fullName Jane Ellen Harrison self-link
givenName Jane
influenced Cambridge Ritualists
Francis Macdonald Cornford
Gilbert Murray
modern mythology studies
modern study of Greek religion
influencedBy James George Frazer
William Robertson Smith
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Newnham College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
movement Cambridge Ritualist school
nativeLanguage English
notableFor foundational work in the modern study of Greek religion and mythology
pioneering use of anthropology in classical studies
notableStudent Francis Macdonald Cornford
notableWork Ancient Art and Ritual
Introductory Studies in Greek Art
Myths of the Odyssey in Art and Literature
Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion
Themis: A Study of the Social Origins of Greek Religion
occupation author
classical philologist
classicist
lecturer
placeOfBirth Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
placeOfDeath London, England
sexOrGender female
workLocation Cambridge, England

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