Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion Language, Art, and Custom |
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... evidence and argument here advanced . The doctrine of survival in culture , the bearing of directly - expressive language and the invention of numerals on the problem of early civilization , the place of myth in the primitive history of ...
... evidence and argument here advanced . The doctrine of survival in culture , the bearing of directly - expressive language and the invention of numerals on the problem of early civilization , the place of myth in the primitive history of ...
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... evidence . In the course of ten years chiefly spent in these researches , it has been my constant task to select the most instructive ethnological facts from the vast mass on record , and by lopping away unnecessary matter to reduce the ...
... evidence . In the course of ten years chiefly spent in these researches , it has been my constant task to select the most instructive ethnological facts from the vast mass on record , and by lopping away unnecessary matter to reduce the ...
Page vii
... evidence has been put in . Among the anthropologists whose published reviews or private communications have enabled ... evidence in these volumes leads me to remark , with sincere gratification , that this objection has in fact been ...
... evidence has been put in . Among the anthropologists whose published reviews or private communications have enabled ... evidence in these volumes leads me to remark , with sincere gratification , that this objection has in fact been ...
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... evidence , and to correct some few statements . For convenience of reference , the paging of the last edition is kept to . September , 1891 . E. B. T. PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION . FOR ordinary purposes the present edition may be ...
... evidence , and to correct some few statements . For convenience of reference , the paging of the last edition is kept to . September , 1891 . E. B. T. PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION . FOR ordinary purposes the present edition may be ...
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... evidence - Connexion of successive stages of culture by Permanence , Modification , and Survival - Principal topics ... evidence not available as to low stages of culture - Historical evidence as to principles of Degeneration ...
... evidence - Connexion of successive stages of culture by Permanence , Modification , and Survival - Principal topics ... evidence not available as to low stages of culture - Historical evidence as to principles of Degeneration ...
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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