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Primitive culture, vol. 1 (of 2)Edward B. Tylor

Primitive culture, vol. 1 (of 2)

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Original author: Edward B. Tylor

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"Primitive culture, vol. 1 (of 2): Researches into the development of…" by Edward Burnett Tylor is an anthropological work published in 1871. Tylor examines the relationship between "primitive" and "civilized" societies, proposing evolutionary stages of human development from savagery to civilization. Drawing on 19th-century ethnological theories, he explores cultural progress and development across different societies. His controversial framework, which viewed tribal societies as lower stages of civilization, shaped early anthropological thought but is now generally considered unsubstantiated by modern scholars.

Primitive culture, vol. 1 (of 2), by Edward B. Tylor. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #70458.

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27 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface: To the First Edition477 words
  2. 2.Preface: To the Second Edition405 words
  3. 3.Preface: To the Fourth Edition741 words
  4. 4.Chapter XI: Animism225 words
  5. 5.Chapter I: The Science of Culture8,536 words
  6. 6.Chapter II: The Development of Culture (1)8,871 words
  7. 7.Chapter II: The Development of Culture (2)6,213 words
  8. 8.Chapter III: Survival in Culture (1)8,892 words
  9. 9.Chapter III: Survival in Culture (2)5,704 words
  10. 10.Chapter IV: SURVIVAL IN CULTURE (continued) (1)8,820 words
  11. 11.Chapter IV: SURVIVAL IN CULTURE (continued) (2)8,163 words
  12. 12.Chapter V: Emotional and Imitative Language (1)8,785 words
  13. 13.Chapter V: Emotional and Imitative Language (2)5,198 words
  14. 14.Chapter VI (1)8,576 words
  1. 15.Chapter VI (2)4,980 words
  2. 16.Chapter VII: The Art of Counting11,199 words
  3. 17.Chapter VIII: Mythology (1)8,795 words
  4. 18.Chapter VIII: Mythology (2)6,396 words
  5. 19.Chapter IX: MYTHOLOGY (continued) (1)8,654 words
  6. 20.Chapter IX: MYTHOLOGY (continued) (2)8,786 words
  7. 21.Chapter IX: MYTHOLOGY (continued) (3)1,445 words
  8. 22.Chapter X: MYTHOLOGY (continued)9,214 words
  9. 23.Book II: of the Maccabees, which relates how the people betook8,444 words
  10. 24.Chapter XI: Animism (1)8,693 words
  11. 25.Chapter XI: Animism (2)8,725 words
  12. 26.Chapter XI: Animism (3)8,665 words
  13. 27.Chapter XI: Animism (4)5,019 words