Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 1H. Holt, 1877 - Animism |
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... practical importance of many of the issues raised , make it most unadvisable to stint them of their full evidence . In the course of ten years chiefly spent in these researches , it has been my constant task to select the most instruc ...
... practical importance of many of the issues raised , make it most unadvisable to stint them of their full evidence . In the course of ten years chiefly spent in these researches , it has been my constant task to select the most instruc ...
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... Practical bearing of the study of Survival CHAPTER V. • EMOTIONAL AND IMITATIVE LANGUAGE . • Element of directly expressive Sound in Language - Test by indepen- dent correspondence in distinct languages - Constituent processes of ...
... Practical bearing of the study of Survival CHAPTER V. • EMOTIONAL AND IMITATIVE LANGUAGE . • Element of directly expressive Sound in Language - Test by indepen- dent correspondence in distinct languages - Constituent processes of ...
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... human life , in which the real difficulties are the practical ones of enormous com- plexity of evidence , and imperfection of methods of observation . Now it appears that this view of human will and B 2 THE SCIENCE OF CULTURE . 3.
... human life , in which the real difficulties are the practical ones of enormous com- plexity of evidence , and imperfection of methods of observation . Now it appears that this view of human will and B 2 THE SCIENCE OF CULTURE . 3.
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... practical wisdom . But to a great extent it is not so . That many numerous societies of men should have believed in the influence of the evil eye and the existence of a firmament , should have sacrificed slaves and goods to the ghosts ...
... practical wisdom . But to a great extent it is not so . That many numerous societies of men should have believed in the influence of the evil eye and the existence of a firmament , should have sacrificed slaves and goods to the ghosts ...
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... practical importance , for most of what we call superstition is in- cluded within survival , and in this way lies open to the attack of its deadliest enemy , a reasonable explanation . Insigni- ficant , moreover , as multitudes of the ...
... practical importance , for most of what we call superstition is in- cluded within survival , and in this way lies open to the attack of its deadliest enemy , a reasonable explanation . Insigni- ficant , moreover , as multitudes of the ...
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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