Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion Language, Art, and Custom |
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... shape , though little may have yet been done in proportion to what remains to do ; and already it seems not too much to say that the vague outlines of a philosophy of primæval history are beginning to come within our view . CHAPTER II ...
... shape , though little may have yet been done in proportion to what remains to do ; and already it seems not too much to say that the vague outlines of a philosophy of primæval history are beginning to come within our view . CHAPTER II ...
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... shape , has received the sanction of men of great learning and ability . It has practically resolved itself into two assumptions , first , that the history of culture began with the appearance on earth of a semi - civilized race of men ...
... shape , has received the sanction of men of great learning and ability . It has practically resolved itself into two assumptions , first , that the history of culture began with the appearance on earth of a semi - civilized race of men ...
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... early condition of the human race at large , so far the argument takes the very practicable shape of a discussion turning rather on actual than imaginary states of society . The second hypothesis , PROGRESS AND DEGRADATION . 37.
... early condition of the human race at large , so far the argument takes the very practicable shape of a discussion turning rather on actual than imaginary states of society . The second hypothesis , PROGRESS AND DEGRADATION . 37.
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... shape , can seldom be trusted in their stories of long - past ages . History is oral or written record which can be satisfactorily traced into contact with the events it de- scribes ; and perhaps no account of the course of culture in ...
... shape , can seldom be trusted in their stories of long - past ages . History is oral or written record which can be satisfactorily traced into contact with the events it de- scribes ; and perhaps no account of the course of culture in ...
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... shape the early stages of human life . Those men whose eyes are always turned to look back on the wisdom of the ancients , those who by a common confusion of thought ascribe to men of old the wisdom of old men , those who hold fast to ...
... shape the early stages of human life . Those men whose eyes are always turned to look back on the wisdom of the ancients , those who by a common confusion of thought ascribe to men of old the wisdom of old men , those who hold fast to ...
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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