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| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Primitive Culture Edward Burnett Tylor, 1871 Tylor's ideology is best described in his most famous work, the two-volume Primitive Culture. The first volume, The Origins of Culture, deals with various aspects of ethnography including social evolution, linguistics, and myth. The second volume, titled Religion in Primitive Culture, deals mainly with his interpretation of animism. On the first page of Primitive Culture, Tylor provides an all-inclusive definition which is one of his most widely recognized contributions to anthropology: Culture, or civilization, taken in its broad, ethnographic sense, is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. Primitive Culture remained the pinnacle of Tylor's career, important not only for its thorough study of human civilization and contributions to the emergent field of anthropology, but also for its undeniable influence on a handful of young scholars. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Primitive Culture Sir Edward Burnett Tylor, 1891 |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Primitive Culture V1 Edward B. Tylor, 2014-03 This Is A New Release Of The Original 1903 Edition. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: The Origins of Culture Sir Edward Burnett Tylor, 1970 |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Researches Into the Early History of Mankind and the Development of Civilization Edward Burnett Tylor, 1878 |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: How Natives Think Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, This classic is organized as follows: Introduction Part I Chapter I. Collective Representations in Primitives’ Perceptions and the Mystical Character of Such Chapter II. The Law of Participation Chapter III. The Functioning of Prelogical Mentality Part II Chapter IV. The Mentality of Primitives in Relation to the Languages They Speak Chapter V. Prelogical Mentality in Relation to Numeration Part III Chapter VI. Institutions in Which Collective Representations Governed by the Law of Participation Are Involved (I) Chapter VII. Institutions in Which Collective Representations Governed by the Law of Participation Are Involved (II) Chapter VIII. Institutions in Which Collective Representations Governed by the Law of Participation Are Involved (III) Part IV Chapter IX. The Transition to the Higher Mental Types |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Primitive Culture Edward Burnett Tylor, 1913 |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Totem and Taboo Sigmund Freud, 2022-06-02 Totem and Taboo: is a 1913 book by the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, in which he applies his theory to the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and the study of religion. It consists of four essays inspired by the work of Wilhelm Wundt and Carl Jung: The Horror of Incest, Taboo and Emotional Ambivalence, Animism, Magic and the Omnipotence of Thoughts, and The Return of Totemism in Childhood. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Magic's Reason Graham M. Jones, 2017-12-06 In Magic’s Reason, Graham M. Jones tells the entwined stories of anthropology and entertainment magic. The two pursuits are not as separate as they may seem at first. As Jones shows, they not only matured around the same time, but they also shared mutually reinforcing stances toward modernity and rationality. It is no historical accident, for example, that colonial ethnographers drew analogies between Western magicians and native ritual performers, who, in their view, hoodwinked gullible people into believing their sleight of hand was divine. Using French magicians’ engagements with North African ritual performers as a case study, Jones shows how magic became enshrined in anthropological reasoning. Acknowledging the residue of magic’s colonial origins doesn’t require us to dispense with it. Rather, through this radical reassessment of classic anthropological ideas, Magic’s Reason develops a new perspective on the promise and peril of cross-cultural comparison. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Ancient Society Lewis Henry Morgan, 1877 Men make progress through 'the gradual evolution of their mental and moral powers through experience, and of their protracted struggle with opposing obstacles while winning their way to civilization.' -Lewis Henry Morgan, Ancient Society Ancient Society (1877) by Lewis Morgan is a sequel to the author's previous book Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family (also available from Cosimo Classics), which presented data about kinship and social organization based on the author's considerable research among native American societies. In this second book, Lewis wrote about a theory of human progress he had derived from the data. According to Morgan, human progress consists of three stages-savagery, barbarism, and civilization. He also believed that humans always progress through these stages. but not uniformly. These conclusions were important largely because of their influence on the thinking of such dominant social theorists as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: The Reinvention of Primitive Society Adam Kuper, 2005 An expanded and radically revised new edition that is essential reading for those who are interested in anthropological theory and current post-colonial debates, or simply curious about the ways in which we systematically misunderstand other peoples. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: The Collected Works of Edward Burnett Tylor Edward B. Tylor, 1994 |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: The Collected Works of Edward Burnett Tylor Edward B. Tylor, 1994 |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Purity and Danger Mary Douglas, 2003 In this classic work Mary Douglas identifies the concern for pirity as a key theme at the heart of every society. She reveals its wide-ranging impact on our attitudes tp society, values, cosmology and knowledge. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Enchanting Robots Maciej Musiał, 2019-02-28 This book argues that robots are enchanting humans (as potential intimate partners), because humans are enchanting robots (by performing magical thinking), and that these processes are a part of a significant re-enchantment of the “modern” world. As a foundation, the author examines arguments for and against intimate relationships with robots, particularly sex robots and care robots. Moreover, the book provides a consideration of human-robot interactions and philosophical reflections about robots through the lens of magic and magical thinking as well as theoretical and practical re-evaluations of their status and presence. Furthermore, the author discusses the abovementioned issues in the context of disenchantment and re-enchantment of the world, characterizing modernity as a coexistence of these two processes. The book closes with a consideration of future scenarios regarding the meaning of life in the age of rampant automation and the possibility that designing robots becomes a sort of new eugenics as a consequence of recognizing robots as persons. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: On American Lot-games Edward Burnett Tylor, 1896 |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Anthropology Edward Burnett Tylor, 1889 |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Primitive Culture Edward Burnett Tylor, 2013-04-23 Hardcover reprint of the original 1871 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Tylor, Edward Burnett, Sir. Primitive Culture: Researches Into The Development Of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Art, And Custom, Volume 1. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Tylor, Edward Burnett, Sir. Primitive Culture: Researches Into The Development Of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Art, And Custom, Volume 1. London: J. Murray, 1871. Subject: Civilization |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Structure and Function in Primitive Society, Essays and Addresses A R 1881-1955 Radcliffe-Brown, 2018-10-15 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: The Collected Works of Edward Burnett Tylor: Primitive culture: researches into the development of mythology, philosophy, religion, art, and custom Edward Burnett Tylor, 1994 |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Race, Language and Culture Franz Boas, 2022-08-16 DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of Race, Language and Culture by Franz Boas. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature. |
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| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Primitive Culture, Volume II Edward Burnett Tylor, 2016-07-20 Volume II of this classic two-part work by a distinguished anthropologist focuses on animism the belief that everything possesses a soul to trace the development of mind and culture. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Accounting for Culture Caroline Andrew, Monica Gattinger, M. Sharon Jeannotte, Will Straw, 2005-03-30 Many scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers in the cultural sector argue that Canadian cultural policy is at a crossroads: that the environment for cultural policy-making has evolved substantially and that traditional rationales for state intervention no longer apply. The concept of cultural citizenship is a relative newcomer to the cultural policy landscape, and offers a potentially compelling alternative rationale for government intervention in the cultural sector. Likewise, the articulation and use of cultural indicators and of governance concepts are also new arrivals, emerging as potentially powerful tools for policy and program development. Accounting for Culture is a unique collection of essays from leading Canadian and international scholars that critically examines cultural citizenship, cultural indicators, and governance in the context of evolving cultural practices and cultural policy-making. It will be of great interest to scholars of cultural policy, communications, cultural studies, and public administration alike. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Primitive Culture Edward Burnett Tylor, 1874 |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: The Law of Electronic Commerce Alan Davidson, 2009-08-25 Written specifically for legal practitioners and students, this book examines the concerns, laws and regulations involved in Electronic Commerce. In just a few years, commerce via the World Wide Web and other online platforms has boomed, and a new field of legal theory and practice has emerged. Legislation has been enacted to keep pace with commercial realities, cyber-criminals and unforeseen social consequences, but the ever-evolving nature of new technologies has challenged the capacity of the courts to respond effectively. This book addresses the legal issues relating to the introduction and adoption of various forms of electronic commerce. From intellectual property, to issues of security and privacy, Alan Davidson looks at the practical changes for lawyers and commercial parties whilst providing a rationale for the underlying legal theory. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Edward Burnett Tylor, Religion and Culture Paul-François Tremlett, Graham Harvey, Liam T. Sutherland, 2017-09-21 Through revisiting and challenging what we think we know about the work of Edward Burnett Tylor, a founding figure of anthropology, this volume explores new connections and insights that link Tylor and his work to present concerns in new and important ways. At the publication of Primitive Culture in 1871, Tylor was at the centre of anthropological research on religion and culture, but today Tylor's position in the anthropological canon is rarely acknowledged. Edward Burnett Tylor, Religion and Culture does not claim to present a definitive, new Tylor. The old Tylor - the founder of British anthropology; the definer of religion; the intellectualist; the evolutionist; the liberal; the utilitarian; the avatar of white, Protestant rationalism; the Tylor of the canon - remains. Part I explore debates and contexts of Tylor's lifetime, while the chapters in Part II explore a series of new Tylors, including Tylor the ethnographer and Tylor the Spiritualist, re-writing the legacy of the founder of anthropology in the process. Edward Burnett Tylor, Religion and Culture is essential reading for anyone interested in the study of religion and the anthropology of religion. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: The Slain God Timothy Larsen, 2014-08-29 Throughout its entire history, the discipline of anthropology has been perceived as undermining, or even discrediting, Christian faith. Many of its most prominent theorists have been agnostics who assumed that ethnographic findings and theories had exposed religious beliefs to be untenable. E. B. Tylor, the founder of the discipline in Britain, lost his faith through studying anthropology. James Frazer saw the material that he presented in his highly influential work, The Golden Bough, as demonstrating that Christian thought was based on the erroneous thought patterns of 'savages.' On the other hand, some of the most eminent anthropologists have been Christians, including E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Mary Douglas, Victor Turner, and Edith Turner. Moreover, they openly presented articulate reasons for how their religious convictions cohered with their professional work. Despite being a major site of friction between faith and modern thought, the relationship between anthropology and Christianity has never before been the subject of a book-length study. In this groundbreaking work, Timothy Larsen examines the point where doubt and faith collide with anthropological theory and evidence. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Gods of the Upper Air Charles King, 2020-07-14 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 2020 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winner Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award From an award-winning historian comes a dazzling history of the birth of cultural anthropology and the adventurous scientists who pioneered it—a sweeping chronicle of discovery and the fascinating origin story of our multicultural world. A century ago, everyone knew that people were fated by their race, sex, and nationality to be more or less intelligent, nurturing, or warlike. But Columbia University professor Franz Boas looked at the data and decided everyone was wrong. Racial categories, he insisted, were biological fictions. Cultures did not come in neat packages labeled primitive or advanced. What counted as a family, a good meal, or even common sense was a product of history and circumstance, not of nature. In Gods of the Upper Air, a masterful narrative history of radical ideas and passionate lives, Charles King shows how these intuitions led to a fundamental reimagining of human diversity. Boas's students were some of the century's most colorful figures and unsung visionaries: Margaret Mead, the outspoken field researcher whose Coming of Age in Samoa is among the most widely read works of social science of all time; Ruth Benedict, the great love of Mead's life, whose research shaped post-Second World War Japan; Ella Deloria, the Dakota Sioux activist who preserved the traditions of Native Americans on the Great Plains; and Zora Neale Hurston, whose studies under Boas fed directly into her now classic novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Together, they mapped civilizations from the American South to the South Pacific and from Caribbean islands to Manhattan's city streets, and unearthed an essential fact buried by centuries of prejudice: that humanity is an undivided whole. Their revolutionary findings would go on to inspire the fluid conceptions of identity we know today. Rich in drama, conflict, friendship, and love, Gods of the Upper Air is a brilliant and groundbreaking history of American progress and the opening of the modern mind. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Animism in Southeast Asia Kaj Arhem, Guido Sprenger, 2015-11-19 Animism refers to ontologies or worldviews which assign agency and personhood to human and non-human beings alike. Recent years have seen a revival of this concept in anthropology, where it is now discussed as an alternative to modern-Western naturalistic notions of human-environment relations. Based on original fieldwork, this book presents a number of case studies of animism from insular and peninsular Southeast Asia and offers a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon – its diversity and underlying commonalities and its resilience in the face of powerful forces of change. Critically engaging with the current standard notion of animism, based on hunter-gatherer and horticulturalist societies in other regions, it examines the roles of life forces, souls and spirits in local cosmologies and indigenous religion. It proposes an expansion of the concept to societies featuring mixed farming, sacrifice and hierarchy and explores the question of how non-human agents are created through acts of attention and communication, touching upon the relationship between animist ontologies, world religion, and the state. Shedding new light on Southeast Asian religious ethnographic research, the book is a significant contribution to anthropological theory and the revitalization of the concept of animism in the humanities and social sciences. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: History and Theory in Anthropology Alan Barnard, 2000-06-15 Anthropology is a discipline very conscious of its history, and Alan Barnard has written a clear, balanced and judicious textbook that surveys the historical contexts of the great debates and traces the genealogies of theories and schools of thought. It also considers the problems involved in assessing these theories. The book covers the precursors of anthropology; evolutionism in all its guises; diffusionism and culture area theories, functionalism and structural-functionalism; action-centred theories; processual and Marxist perspectives; the many faces of relativism, structuralism and post-structuralism; and recent interpretive and postmodernist viewpoints. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Anthropological Theory R. Jon McGee, Richard L. Warms, 2003 A comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic and contemporary readings contains in-depth commentary in introductions and notes to help guide students through excerpts of seminal anthropological works. The commentary provides the background information needed to understand each article, its central concepts, and its relationship to the social and historical context in which it was written. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Four Huron Wampum Records: A Study of Aboriginal American History and Mnemonic Symbols Horatio Hale, Edward B. Sir Tylor, 2018-11-10 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Primitive Culture Volume I Edward Burnett Tylor, 2016-07-20 Articulate sounds, vowels determined by musical quality and pitch, consonants |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Brill's Companion to Classics and Early Anthropology Emily Varto, 2018 The chapters in Brill's Companion to Classics and Early Anthropology build a nuanced picture of the relationship between classics and the burgeoning field of anthropology from the eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: The Evolution of Culture Leslie A White, 2016-06-16 One of the major works of twentieth-century anthropological theory, written by one of the discipline’s most important, complex, and controversial figures, has not been in print for several years. Now Evolution of Culture is again available in paperback, allowing today’s generation of anthropologists new access to Leslie White’s crucial contribution to the theory of cultural evolution. A new, substantial introduction by Robert Carneiro and Burton J. Brown assess White’s historical importance and continuing influence in the discipline. White is credited with reintroducing evolution in a way that had a profound impact on our understanding of the relationship between technology, ecology, and culture in the development of civilizations. A materialist, he was particularly concerned with societies’ ability to harness energy as an indicator of progress, and his empirical analysis of this equation covers a vast historical span. Fearlessly tackling the most fundamental questions of culture and society during the cold war, White was frequently a lightning rod both inside and outside the academy. His book will provoke equally potent debates today, and is a key component of any course or reading list in anthropological or archaeological theory and cultural ecology. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Spirituality, Ethics and Care Simon Robinson, 2007-10-15 The author argues that the strong connections between moral meaning and spirituality are often not reflected in the health and social care literature. Using case studies and examples from everyday situations, the author provides a practical framework for incorporating spirituality into ethical decision-making and care. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Rider Haggard and the Imperial Occult Simon Magus, 2021 This book critically examines the literary oeuvre of H. Rider Haggard, placing it in the nineteenth- century occult milieu in which he wrote, and from which he took ideas which remained with him into the first decades of the twentieth century. Building upon earlier trajectories of Haggard studies, notably postcolonialist, psychoanalytic, and feminist platforms, it critiques and nuances these whilst taking a novel approach in elucidating the religio- philosophical and esoteric ideas which are prolific in his work-- |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory Cynthia Eller, 2001-04-13 According to the myth of matriarchal prehistory, men and women lived together peacefully before recorded history. Society was centered around women, with their mysterious life-giving powers, and they were honored as incarnations and priestesses of the Great Goddess. Then a transformation occurred, and men thereafter dominated society. Given the universality of patriarchy in recorded history, this vision is understandably appealing for many women. But does it have any basis in fact? And as a myth, does it work for the good of women? Cynthia Eller traces the emergence of the feminist matriarchal myth, explicates its functions, and examines the evidence for and against a matriarchal prehistory. Finally, she explains why this vision of peaceful, woman-centered prehistory is something feminists should be wary of. |
| sir edward burnett tylor primitive culture: Eradicating Human Trafficking: Culture, Law and Policy Gabriela Curras DeBellis, 2021 With over 40 million people still enslaved around the world, this book takes a closer look at the role of culture in society and how certain practices, beliefs or behaviors are fuelling human trafficking beyond what the law can curtail. |
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What does the noun sir mean? There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sir , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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Definition of sir noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. used as a polite way of addressing a man whose name you do not know, for example in a shop or restaurant. Good …
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SIR meaning: 1 : used without a name as a form of polite address to a man you do not know; 2 : used without a name as a form of polite address to a man of rank or authority (such as a military or …
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Use the word sir as a formal title for a man. People often use sir to respectfully or politely address someone they don't know well. When you're saying hello to a man who's been knighted by the …
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used to begin a formal letter to a man whose name you do not know. "Dear Sirs" is an old fashioned way of beginning a letter to a company: Dear Sir, I am writing in response to your recent request …
Sir - Wikipedia
Sir is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French …
SIR Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Dec 8, 2016 · The meaning of SIR is a man entitled to be addressed as sir —used as a title before the given name of a knight or baronet and formerly sometimes before the given name of a …
SIR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
used to begin a formal letter to a man whose name you do not know. "Dear Sirs" is an old fashioned way of beginning a letter to a company: Dear Sir, I am writing in response to your …
SIR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
People sometimes say sir as a very formal and polite way of addressing a man whose name they do not know or a man of superior rank. For example, a shop assistant might address a male …
sir, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
What does the noun sir mean? There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sir , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation …
sir noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes
Definition of sir noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. used as a polite way of addressing a man whose name you do not know, for example in a shop or restaurant. Good …
SIR definition | Cambridge Essential American Dictionary
SIR meaning: 1. You call a man “sir” when you are speaking to him politely: 2. a way of beginning a formal…. Learn more.
Sir Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
SIR meaning: 1 : used without a name as a form of polite address to a man you do not know; 2 : used without a name as a form of polite address to a man of rank or authority (such as a …
Sir - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
Use the word sir as a formal title for a man. People often use sir to respectfully or politely address someone they don't know well. When you're saying hello to a man who's been knighted by the …
SIR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary - Cambridge …
used to begin a formal letter to a man whose name you do not know. "Dear Sirs" is an old fashioned way of beginning a letter to a company: Dear Sir, I am writing in response to your …
