Theodor Gaster
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1906 – 1992
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Who was Theodor Gaster?
Theodor Herzl Gaster was a British-born American Biblical scholar known for work on comparative religion, mythology and the history of religions. He is noted for his books, Thespis: Ritual, Myth, and Drama in the Ancient Near East, The Dead Sea Scriptures, about the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as his one-volume abridgement of Sir James Frazer's massive 13-volume work The Golden Bough, to which Gaster contributed updates, corrections and extensive annotations.
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- Born
- Jul 21, 1906
- Also known as
- Theodor H. Gaster
- Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of London
- Columbia University
- Died
- 1992
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on July 23, 2013
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