詹姆斯·乔治·弗雷泽是英国人类学家,晚期进化论学派学者。弗雷泽一生著作众多,其中《金枝》是他的代表作。他沿用了比较研究方法,以人类思想发展的三个阶段作为其进化理论的主要观点,同时他的研究还涉及到了婚姻、家庭、亲属制度以及图腾崇拜的起源。这些都是他人类学成就。在人类学界,弗雷泽具有广泛的影响,他的研究也引发了国内外学者的热议。 James George Fraser is a British anthropologist and late evolutionist scholar. Fraser’s many books throughout his life, of which “Golden Branch” is his masterpiece. He follows the comparative research method and takes the three phases of the development of human thought as the main points of his theory of evolution. At the same time, his research also deals with the origins of marriage, family, relatives and totem worship. These are his anthropological achievements. In the anthropology, Fraser has a wide range of influence, his research has also sparked a hot debate at home and abroad.