Bunzel, Ruth Leah, 1898-1990

Introduction to Zuñi ceremonialism
essay 1932

Summary: Ruth Leah Bunzel was an American anthropologist, known for studying creativity and art among the Zuni people (A:Shiwi), researching the Mayas in Guatemala, and conducting a comparative study of alcoholism in Guatemala and Mexico. Bunzel was the first American anthropologist to conduct substantial research in Guatemala. Her doctoral dissertation, The Pueblo Potter (1929) was a study of the creative process of art in anthropology and Bunzel was one of the first anthropologists to study the creative process. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Female [2][4][1][5]; Unknown [3]
Born: 1898 [3]; 1898-04-18 [1]
Birth Place: New York City [1]; New York, N. Y. [4]
Died: 1990 [3]; 1990-01-14 [1]
Death Place: Manhattan [1]; New York, N. Y. [4]
Country: United States [3]
Language: English [4]
Occupation: anthropologist [1]; ethnologist [1]; university teacher [1]
Profession: Ethnologin [3]
Employer: Columbia University [1]; Barnard College [1]; University of Chicago [1]
Educated at: Columbia University [1]
Country of Education: United States [1]
Yale LUX: Entity [1]

Sources: 1. Wikidata; 2. VIAF; 3. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 4. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 5. Library of Congress

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