Tylor 's Primitive Culture ( 1871 ) and encouraged by his friend , the biblical scholar William Robertson Smith , who was comparing elements of the Old Testament with early Hebrew folklore .
Frazer 's interest in social anthropology was aroused by reading E.B.
Tylor 's Primitive Culture ( 1871 ) and encouraged by Frazer 's friend , the biblical scholar William Robertson Smith , who was comparing elements of the Old Testament with early Hebrew folklore .
Frazer 's interest in social anthropology was aroused by reading E.B.