Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion Language, Art, and Custom |
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... common to masses of mankind are to a great extent the results of sound judgment and 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 ...
... common to masses of mankind are to a great extent the results of sound judgment and 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 ...
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... common character , are by no means accurately defined . To take up again the natural history illustration , it may be said that they are species which tend to run widely into varieties . And when it comes to the question what relations ...
... common character , are by no means accurately defined . To take up again the natural history illustration , it may be said that they are species which tend to run widely into varieties . And when it comes to the question what relations ...
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... common , as inseparably incident , to the grant of the lands ; and this was the original of common appendant , ' & c.1 Now though there is nothing irrational in this explanation , it does not agree at all with the Teutonic land - law ...
... common , as inseparably incident , to the grant of the lands ; and this was the original of common appendant , ' & c.1 Now though there is nothing irrational in this explanation , it does not agree at all with the Teutonic land - law ...
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... common certain elements of civilization , which seem remains of an early state of the human race at large . If this hypothesis be true , then , notwithstanding the con- tinual interference of degeneration , the main tendency of culture ...
... common certain elements of civilization , which seem remains of an early state of the human race at large . If this hypothesis be true , then , notwithstanding the con- tinual interference of degeneration , the main tendency of culture ...
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... common with civilized men . Our Polar explorers may well speak in kindly terms of the industry , the honesty , the cheerful considerate politeness of the Esquimaux ; but it must be remembered that these rude people are on their best ...
... common with civilized men . Our Polar explorers may well speak in kindly terms of the industry , the honesty , the cheerful considerate politeness of the Esquimaux ; but it must be remembered that these rude people are on their best ...
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Abipones Africa ages Amazulu ancient animals animistic appears Archæology Archip Aryan Asien barbaric Bastian beasts belief belong body called century Charlevoix Chinook Jargon civilization connexion creatures culture custom Dayaks dead death described divination doctrine dreams early earth English European evidence express fact fancy father Fiji fingers funeral ghost Greek Grimm hand heaven Hine-nui-te-po Hist human hyæna idea imitative Indian interjectional Islands Journ Karens Khonds language legend living lower races Malay man's mankind Maui Max Müller meaning mediæval Mensch mind modern Moon myth mythic mythology nations native nature nature-myth night numerals Oestl Ojibwa origin philosophy Plin primitive Quichua quinary relation religion remarkable rite rude Sanskrit savage tribes Schoolcraft seems sneeze soul sound spirit stone story survival theory things thought tion Tonga traced Veddas verb vigesimal vowels Waitz words Wuttke Yoruba Zealand Zulu