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Ancient society

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Original author: Lewis Henry Morgan

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"Ancient Society: or, Researches in the lines of human progress from savagery" by Lewis H. Morgan is an anthropological work published in 1877. Building on his earlier kinship research, Morgan proposes that human societies progress through three universal stages: Savagery, Barbarism, and Civilization. He develops this theory by comparing what he calls "ethna"—inventions, discoveries, and institutions—across different cultures. His ideas profoundly influenced European thinkers including Marx and Engels, shaping debates about social evolution and human development that continue to resonate in anthropology today.

Ancient society, by Lewis Henry Morgan. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #45950.

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32 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter366 words
  2. 2.Preface2,430 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: Ethnical Periods4,795 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: Arts of Subsistence2,618 words
  5. 5.Part III: these several forms of the family will be treated specially411 words
  6. 6.Chapter III: Ratio of Human Progress4,724 words
  7. 7.Chapter I4,250 words
  8. 8.Chapter II: The Iroquois Gens8,870 words
  9. 9.Chapter III: The Iroquois Phratry4,802 words
  10. 10.Chapter IV: The Iroquois Tribe6,421 words
  11. 11.Chapter V: The Iroquois Confederacy9,298 words
  12. 12.Chapter VI10,657 words
  13. 13.Chapter VII: The Aztec Confederacy9,713 words
  14. 14.Chapter VIII: The Grecian Gens6,896 words
  15. 15.Chapter IX: The Grecian Phratry, Tribe and Nation7,058 words
  16. 16.Chapter X7,275 words
  1. 17.Chapter XI: The Roman Gens7,021 words
  2. 18.Chapter XII: The Roman Curia, Tribe and Populus7,396 words
  3. 19.Chapter XIII6,739 words
  4. 20.Chapter XIV4,694 words
  5. 21.Chapter XV7,418 words
  6. 22.Chapter I: The Ancient Family5,709 words
  7. 23.Chapter II: The Consanguine Family2,829 words
  8. 24.Chapter VI: , in which Mr. McLennan’s objections are considered5,786 words
  9. 25.Chapter III: The Punaluan Family11,026 words
  10. 26.Chapter IV4,450 words
  11. 27.Chapter V: The Monogamian Family10,677 words
  12. 28.Chapter VI10,215 words
  13. 29.Chapter I: The Three Rules of Inheritance4,554 words
  14. 30.Chapter II (1)8,843 words
  15. 31.Chapter II (2)8,573 words
  16. 32.Chapter II (3)5,907 words