Background
Child, Irvin Long was born on March 11, 1915 in Deming, New Mexico, United States. Son of Arthur Henry and Martina Avila (Long) Child.
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Addressing the question: "What does religion do for people?", this text offers a general, comparative review of the religions of traditional societies -- of their character and the variations among them. It covers mystical power and its sources; animals and plants in religion; supernatural beings; wizardry; illness and healing; death and the afterlife;, festivals; and more. For sociologists, anthropologists, and all those interested in religion and magic.
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Child, Irvin Long was born on March 11, 1915 in Deming, New Mexico, United States. Son of Arthur Henry and Martina Avila (Long) Child.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1939.
Instructor psychology, Harvard University and Radcliffe College, 1939-1941; with, Yale University, since 1941; successively Latin-American research fellow, assistant professor, associate professor, professor psychology, Yale University, 1954-1985; professor emeritus, Yale University, since 1985.
( Addressing the question: "What does religion do for pe...)
Member American Psychological Association, Parapsychol. Association, American Psychological Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Alice Dukes Blyth, March 29, 1941 (deceased November 1997). Children: Richard Blyth, Pamela Colman (deceased).