Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 1H. Holt, 1877 - Animism |
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... give evidence that is good and definite , so far as it goes . They are data which , for the distinct way in which they severally denote the condition of the tribe they belong to , will actually bear comparison with the statistician's ...
... give evidence that is good and definite , so far as it goes . They are data which , for the distinct way in which they severally denote the condition of the tribe they belong to , will actually bear comparison with the statistician's ...
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... gives a perfect instance . In all the literature which enshrines the pretended philosophy of law , he remarks , there is nothing more curious than the pages of elaborate sophistry in which Blackstone attempts to explain and justify that ...
... gives a perfect instance . In all the literature which enshrines the pretended philosophy of law , he remarks , there is nothing more curious than the pages of elaborate sophistry in which Blackstone attempts to explain and justify that ...
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... give their minds to master the general principles of savage religion will ever again think it ridiculous , or the knowledge of it superfluous to the rest of mankind . Far from its beliefs and practices being a rubbish - heap of ...
... give their minds to master the general principles of savage religion will ever again think it ridiculous , or the knowledge of it superfluous to the rest of mankind . Far from its beliefs and practices being a rubbish - heap of ...
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... give poison secretly and effectually , to have raised a corrupt literature to pestilent perfection , to have organized a successful scheme to arrest free enquiry and proscribe free expression , are works of knowledge and skill whose ...
... give poison secretly and effectually , to have raised a corrupt literature to pestilent perfection , to have organized a successful scheme to arrest free enquiry and proscribe free expression , are works of knowledge and skill whose ...
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... gives evidence which bears closely on the matter . Moreover , we are in various ways enabled to study the lower ... give as to the degradation of men from a civilized condition towards that of savagery ? In our great cities , the so ...
... gives evidence which bears closely on the matter . Moreover , we are in various ways enabled to study the lower ... give as to the degradation of men from a civilized condition towards that of savagery ? In our great cities , the so ...
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Abipones Africa Algic America ancient animals Aryan Asien Aztec barbaric Bastian beasts belief belong body called century Chinook Jargon civilization connexion counting creatures culture dead death described doctrine early earth eclipse English European evidence express fact fancy father Fiji fingers funeral Greek Grimm hand heaven Hine-nui-te-po human hyæna idea imitative Indian interjectional Islands J. G. Müller Journ Karens Khonds land language legend lower races man's Manabozho mankind Maori Maui Max Müller meaning Mensch metaphor mind modern monster mother myth mythic mythology nations native nature nature-myth night numbers numerals Oestl Ojibwa origin philosophy Plin Polynesia primitive quinary reckoning relation religion remarkable rude saltee Sanskrit savage tribes Schoolcraft seems shape soul sound South America spirit stone story survival tell theory things thought tion Tonga traced tradition Vasilissa the Beautiful vigesimal words Yoruba Zealand Zulu