Quotes by Thomas Hylland Eriksen

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Thomas Hylland Eriksen is a Norwegian anthropologist. He is currently professor of social anthropology at the University of Oslo, as well as the 2015-2016 president of the European Association of Social Anthropologists. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
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The single most important human insight to be gained from this way of comparing societies is perhaps the realization that everything could have been different in our own society – that the way we live is only one among innumerable ways of life whic...

Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Author Bio

  • NameThomas Hylland Eriksen
  • DescriptionNorwegian social anthropologist and professor
  • BornFebruary 6, 1962
  • CountryNorway
  • ProfessionAnthropologist; Professor; Saxophonist
  • AwardsHonorary Degree; ; ;