Primitive Culture - 2-Volume Set (Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology)

Brief Description:
The highly influential classic study of cultural evolution as an anthropological theory, first published in 1871.

Marc Notes:
Reprint. Originally published: London: John Murray, 1871.; Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:
Volume 1: Preface; 1. The science of culture; 2. The development of culture; 3. Survival in culture; 4. Survival in culture continued; 5. Emotional and imitative language; 6. Emotional and imitative language continued; 7. The art of counting; 8. Mythology; 9. Mythology continued; 10. Mythology continued; 11. Animism. Volume 2: 12. Animism continued; 13. Animism continued; 14. Animism continued; 15. Animism continued; 16. Animism continued; 17. Animism continued; 18. Rites and ceremonies; 19. Conclusion; Index.