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

Primitive culture, vol. 2 (of 2)

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Original author: Edward B. Tylor

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"Primitive Culture, vol. 2 (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, a central debate in 19th-century anthropology. Drawing on evolutionist theories, he explores stages of human development from savagery to civilization. While influenced by contemporaries like Lewis Henry Morgan, Tylor develops his own perspective through "Prichardian Ethnological Monogenism." His conclusions, though influential in their time, are now considered unsubstantiated by modern anthropologists.

Primitive culture, vol. 2 (of 2), by Edward B. Tylor. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #70484.

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28 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter514 words
  2. 2.Chapter XVII: ANIMISM (continued)162 words
  3. 3.Chapter XVIII: Rites and Ceremonies199 words
  4. 4.Conclusion44 words
  5. 5.Chapter XII: ANIMISM (continued) (1)8,309 words
  6. 6.Chapter XII: ANIMISM (continued) (2)7,470 words
  7. 7.Chapter XIII: ANIMISM (continued) (1)8,373 words
  8. 8.Chapter XIII: ANIMISM (continued) (2)8,588 words
  9. 9.Chapter XIII: ANIMISM (continued) (3)5,820 words
  10. 10.Chapter XIV: ANIMISM (continued) (1)8,728 words
  11. 11.Chapter XIV: ANIMISM (continued) (2)8,816 words
  12. 12.Chapter XIV: ANIMISM (continued) (3)8,663 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIV: ANIMISM (continued) (4)1,054 words
  14. 14.Chapter XV: ANIMISM (continued) (1)8,700 words
  1. 15.Chapter XV: ANIMISM (continued) (2)8,599 words
  2. 16.Chapter XV: ANIMISM (continued) (3)4,446 words
  3. 17.Chapter XVI: ANIMISM (continued) (1)8,677 words
  4. 18.Chapter XVI: ANIMISM (continued) (2)8,917 words
  5. 19.Chapter XVI: ANIMISM (continued) (3)2,140 words
  6. 20.Chapter XVII: ANIMISM (continued) (1)8,556 words
  7. 21.Chapter XVII: ANIMISM (continued) (2)8,349 words
  8. 22.Chapter XVII: ANIMISM (continued) (3)3,792 words
  9. 23.Chapter XVIII: Rites and Ceremonies (1)8,758 words
  10. 24.Chapter XVIII: Rites and Ceremonies (2)8,936 words
  11. 25.Chapter XVIII: Rites and Ceremonies (3)8,837 words
  12. 26.Chapter XVIII: Rites and Ceremonies (4)2,434 words
  13. 27.Chapter XIX: Conclusion (1)8,025 words
  14. 28.Chapter XIX: Conclusion (2)3,036 words