Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion Language, Art, and Custom |
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Page 9
... telling the same story there ? The possibility of intentional or unin- tentional mystification is often barred by such a state of things as that a similar statement is made in two remote lands , by two witnesses , of whom A lived ...
... telling the same story there ? The possibility of intentional or unin- tentional mystification is often barred by such a state of things as that a similar statement is made in two remote lands , by two witnesses , of whom A lived ...
Page 21
... tells strongly in favour of the view that the European may find among the Greenlanders or Maoris many a trait for reconstructing the picture of his . own primitive ancestors . Next comes the problem of the Origin of Language . Obscure ...
... tells strongly in favour of the view that the European may find among the Greenlanders or Maoris many a trait for reconstructing the picture of his . own primitive ancestors . Next comes the problem of the Origin of Language . Obscure ...
Page 24
... tells us , the possibility of determining their form , distance , size , and movement , whilst we should never by any method be able to study their chemical composition , their mineralogical structure , & c . Had the philosopher lived ...
... tells us , the possibility of determining their form , distance , size , and movement , whilst we should never by any method be able to study their chemical composition , their mineralogical structure , & c . Had the philosopher lived ...
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... tells anything of the changes of savage culture , except where in contact with and under the dominant influence of foreign civilization , a state of things which is little to our present purpose . Periodical examinations of low races ...
... tells anything of the changes of savage culture , except where in contact with and under the dominant influence of foreign civilization , a state of things which is little to our present purpose . Periodical examinations of low races ...
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... tell us how in old times their ancestors dwelt in caves , clothed themselves in leaves , and ate raw flesh , till , under such and such rulers , they were taught to build huts , prepare skins for garments , and make fire.1 Lucretius can ...
... tell us how in old times their ancestors dwelt in caves , clothed themselves in leaves , and ate raw flesh , till , under such and such rulers , they were taught to build huts , prepare skins for garments , and make fire.1 Lucretius can ...
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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