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Primitive Societies
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Art in Primitive Societies
"Brings together the many insights of cultural anthropologists and art historians, treating art as both a visual and a cultural phenomenon"--
On Primitive Society
Political correctness in social anthropology has made the terms primitive society, social evolution and even human nature unacceptable, and removed the possibility of open academic debate about them. Written from the perspective of a lifetimes research, this collection of papers takes a hard look at these taboos, and challenges some fundamental assumptions of post-modern thinking. Including some new material on memetics, evolutionary psychology and Darwinian theory in the social sciences, this collection provides a long-overdue assessment of some key topics in modern anthropology.
The Reinvention of Primitive Society
Adam Kuper’s iconoclastic intellectual history argues that the idea of “primitive society” is a western myth. The “primitive” is imagined as the opposite of the “civilised”. But this is a protean myth. As ideas about civilisation change, so the image of primitive society must be adjusted. By way of fascinating account of classic texts in anthropology, ancient history and law, Kuper reveals how this myth underpinned academic research and inspired political programmes. Its ancestry is traced back to classical western beliefs about barbarians and savages, and Kuper also tackles the latest version of the myth, the idea of a global identity of “indigenous peoples”. The Reinvention of Primitive Society is a key text in the history of anthropology, and will interest anyone who has puzzled about the very idea of “primitive society” – and so, by implication, about “civilisation”.
Primitive Society
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX Property NOTIONS of property tinge every phase of social life. Marriage is in part consummated by the transfer of commodities and the woman acquired as a mate may herself be regarded as a chattel, a conception that reacts on her status in the family. Polygyny was seen to depend on the husband's fortune; and at least among the Wahuma temporary polyandry results from the lack of property for the purchase of an individual spouse. If the theory advanced in this ...
The Invention of Primitive Society
Both a critical history of anthropological theory and methods and a challenging essay in the sociology of science, The Invention of Primitive Society shows how anthropologists have tried to define the original form of human society.
The Position of Woman in Primitive Society: A Study of the Matriarchy
The Position of Woman in Primitive Society a Study of the Matriarchy is an essay by C. Gasquoine Hartley. It delves into the cultural history of matriarchal societies such as various Native American tribes and others.
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