Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion Language, Art, and Custom |
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... taken occasion to bring tentatively before the public some of the principal points of new evidence and argument here advanced . The doctrine of survival in culture , the bearing of directly - expressive language and the invention of ...
... taken occasion to bring tentatively before the public some of the principal points of new evidence and argument here advanced . The doctrine of survival in culture , the bearing of directly - expressive language and the invention of ...
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... taken as substantially unchanged . In only a few passages noticeable alterations have been made , ( see vol . i . p . 167 , vocal tone ; vol . ii . pp . 234-7 , totemism ) . October , 1903 . E. B. T. CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME ...
... taken as substantially unchanged . In only a few passages noticeable alterations have been made , ( see vol . i . p . 167 , vocal tone ; vol . ii . pp . 234-7 , totemism ) . October , 1903 . E. B. T. CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME ...
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... taken in its wide ethnographic sense , is that complex whole which includes knowledge , belief , art , morals , law , custom , and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society . The condition of culture among ...
... taken in its wide ethnographic sense , is that complex whole which includes knowledge , belief , art , morals , law , custom , and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society . The condition of culture among ...
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... taken pains to avoid as far as possible . The connexion which runs through religion , from its rudest forms up to the status of an enlightened Christianity , may be conveniently treated of with little recourse to dogmatic theology . The ...
... taken pains to avoid as far as possible . The connexion which runs through religion , from its rudest forms up to the status of an enlightened Christianity , may be conveniently treated of with little recourse to dogmatic theology . The ...
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... taken into account developments of science and art which tend directly against culture . To have learnt to give poison secretly and effectually , to have raised a corrupt literature to pestilent perfection , to have organized a ...
... taken into account developments of science and art which tend directly against culture . To have learnt to give poison secretly and effectually , to have raised a corrupt literature to pestilent perfection , to have organized 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