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Edward Burnett Tylor (18321917) was an English anthropologist who is widely considered the founder of anthropology as a scientific discipline. First published in 1871, this influential work explains Tylor's idea of cultural evolution in relation to anthropology. Volume 1 focuses on social evolution, language and myth.

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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.

Primitive Culture Researches into the Development of Mythology Philosophy Religion Art and Custom Volume 1 Cambridge Library Collection Anthropology

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 12/2/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108017503, 978-1108017503
      ISBN10: 1108017509
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      Book Synopsis
      Edward Burnett Tylor (18321917) was an English anthropologist who is widely considered the founder of anthropology as a scientific discipline. First published in 1871, this influential work explains Tylor's idea of cultural evolution in relation to anthropology. Volume 1 focuses on social evolution, language and myth.

      Table of Contents
      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.

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