Primitive Culture Volume IUse of the term "culture" as an expression of the full range of learned human behavior patterns began with this classic two-volume work, first published in 1871. Edward B. Tylor, the first Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford, declared that culture is "that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society." Tylor is credited with the establishment of anthropology as a scientific discipline, and his groundbreaking work was highly influential in the development of cultural evolution as the foundation for anthropologic studies. |
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... Abipones of South America , for " yes ! " the men and youths say héé ! the women say háá ! and the old men give a grunt ; while for " no " they all say yna ! and make the loudness of the sound indicate the strength of the negation . Dr ...
... , Maxuruna , Caripuna , Cauixana , Carajás , Coroado , etc. ) ; Dobriz- hoffer , ' Abipones , ' vol . ii . p . 168 ; Humboldt , Monumens , ' pl . xliv . ( Muysca ) . numbers , thus expressing , for example , 53 as 248 THE ART OF COUNTING .
... Abipones , ' vol . ii . p . 169 , gives geyenkñate , ' ostrich - toes , ' as the numeral for 4 , their ostrich having three toes before and one behind , and neènhalek , ' a five - coloured spotted hide , ' as the numeral 5. D'Orbigny ...
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE | 21 |
SURVIVAL IN CULTURE | 70 |
Occult SciencesMagical powers attributed by higher to lower races | 112 |
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