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... Races of Mankind , ' May 8 , 1869. Paper read at British Association , Nottingham , 1866 : ' Phe- nomena of Civilization Traceable to a Rudimental Origin among Savage Tribes . ' Paper read at Ethnological Society of London , April 26 ...
... Races of Mankind , ' May 8 , 1869. Paper read at British Association , Nottingham , 1866 : ' Phe- nomena of Civilization Traceable to a Rudimental Origin among Savage Tribes . ' Paper read at Ethnological Society of London , April 26 ...
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... races- Magical processes based on Association of Ideas — Omens — Augury , & c . - Oneiromancy - Haruspication , Scapulimancy , Chiromancy , & c . -Cartomancy , & c . — Rhabdomancy , Dactyliomancy , Coscinomancy , & c . - Astrology ...
... races- Magical processes based on Association of Ideas — Omens — Augury , & c . - Oneiromancy - Haruspication , Scapulimancy , Chiromancy , & c . -Cartomancy , & c . — Rhabdomancy , Dactyliomancy , Coscinomancy , & c . - Astrology ...
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... races compared with related forms among barbaric and civilized nations - Heaven and Earth as Universal Parents - Sun and Moon : Eclipse and Sunset , as Hero or Maiden swallowed by Monster ; Rising of Sun from Sea and Descent to Under ...
... races compared with related forms among barbaric and civilized nations - Heaven and Earth as Universal Parents - Sun and Moon : Eclipse and Sunset , as Hero or Maiden swallowed by Monster ; Rising of Sun from Sea and Descent to Under ...
Page xii
... races of Mankind - Negative statements on this subject frequently misleading and mistaken : many cases uncertain - Minimum definition of Religion - Doctrine of Spiritual Beings , here termed Animism - Animism treated as belonging to ...
... races of Mankind - Negative statements on this subject frequently misleading and mistaken : many cases uncertain - Minimum definition of Religion - Doctrine of Spiritual Beings , here termed Animism - Animism treated as belonging to ...
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... races near the same grade of civilization . Little respect need be had in such comparisons for date in history . or for place on the map ; the ancient Swiss lake - dweller may be set beside the medieval Aztec , and the Ojibwa of North ...
... races near the same grade of civilization . Little respect need be had in such comparisons for date in history . or for place on the map ; the ancient Swiss lake - dweller may be set beside the medieval Aztec , and the Ojibwa of North ...
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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