Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion Language, Art, and Custom |
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Page xi
... relation to Myth - Proper names of objects in relation to Myth - Mental State proper to promote mythic imagination - Doctrine of Werewolves— Phantasy and Fancy PAGE 273 CHAPTER IX . MYTHOLOGY ( continued ) . Nature - myths , their ...
... relation to Myth - Proper names of objects in relation to Myth - Mental State proper to promote mythic imagination - Doctrine of Werewolves— Phantasy and Fancy PAGE 273 CHAPTER IX . MYTHOLOGY ( continued ) . Nature - myths , their ...
Page xii
... Relation of Soul in name and nature to Shadow , Blood , Breath - Division or Plurality of Souls- Soul cause of Life ; its restoration to body when supposed absent- Exit of Soul in Trances - Dreams and Visions : theory of exit of ...
... Relation of Soul in name and nature to Shadow , Blood , Breath - Division or Plurality of Souls- Soul cause of Life ; its restoration to body when supposed absent- Exit of Soul in Trances - Dreams and Visions : theory of exit of ...
Page 4
... relations with society , by declaring his persuasion that there is a reason for everything in life , and that where events look unaccountable , the rule is to wait and watch in hope that the key to the problem may some day be found ...
... relations with society , by declaring his persuasion that there is a reason for everything in life , and that where events look unaccountable , the rule is to wait and watch in hope that the key to the problem may some day be found ...
Page 8
... relations which exist among them . What this task is like , may be almost perfectly illustrated by com- paring these details of culture with the species of plants and animals as studied by the naturalist . To the ethnographer the bow ...
... relations which exist among them . What this task is like , may be almost perfectly illustrated by com- paring these details of culture with the species of plants and animals as studied by the naturalist . To the ethnographer the bow ...
Page 14
... relations some of these groups bear to others , it is plain that the student of the habits of mankind has a great advantage over the student of the species of plants and animals . Among naturalists it is an open question whether a ...
... relations some of these groups bear to others , it is plain that the student of the habits of mankind has a great advantage over the student of the species of plants and animals . Among naturalists it is an open question whether a ...
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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