Revival: Primitives and the Supernatural (1936)
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Revival: Primitives and the Supernatural (1936)

  1. 406 pages
  2. English
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Revival: Primitives and the Supernatural (1936)

About this book

Dr. Levy-Bruhl presents a dramatic picture of the primitives who live in a world that is capricious, unpredictable, and unstable; under the power of spirits both good and evil, to be worshipped or propitiated by ceremonies, dances, and religious rites. Dr. Levy-Bruhl shows how the mind of the primitive has no conception of the world of abstract though, natural law, causation, and categories, which has been opened up to the mind by science and philosophy. In addition, the author explains omens, talismans, amulets, ancestor worship, witchcraft, insect, defilement, and purification as fundamental parts of the primitive existence.

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Yes, you can access Revival: Primitives and the Supernatural (1936) by Lucien Lecy-Bruhl, Lilian A. Claire in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Anthropology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Original Copyright Page
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Foreword
  9. Introduction The Affective Category of the Supernatural
  10. Chapter I Good and Bad Luck
  11. Chapter II “Dispositions”
  12. Chapter III “Dispositions” (contd.)
  13. Chapter IV Ceremonies and Dances
  14. Chapter V The Worship of Ancestors and of the Dead
  15. Chapter VI Witchcraft
  16. Chapter VII “Transgressions” and Incest
  17. Chapter VIII Defilement and Purification
  18. Chapter IX Blood and Its Magic Virtues
  19. Chapter X Blood and Its Sinister Qualities
  20. Chapter XI Some Methods of Purification
  21. Chapter XII Some Methods of Purification (contd.)
  22. Index