Anthropological Theory: An Introductory HistoryA comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic 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. |
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Page 69
... totem . " The clan totem is reverenced by a body of men and women who call themselves by the name of the totem , believe themselves to be of one blood , descendants of a common ancestor , and are bound together by common obligations to ...
... totem . " The clan totem is reverenced by a body of men and women who call themselves by the name of the totem , believe themselves to be of one blood , descendants of a common ancestor , and are bound together by common obligations to ...
Page 76
... totem animal * and his ambivalent emotional attitude to it . These observations justify us , in my opinion , in substituting the father for the totem animal in the formula for totemism ( in the case of males ) . It will be observed that ...
... totem animal * and his ambivalent emotional attitude to it . These observations justify us , in my opinion , in substituting the father for the totem animal in the formula for totemism ( in the case of males ) . It will be observed that ...
Page 100
... totem- ism is the central unifying symbol of a society with mechanical solidarity . In large , industrial societies , however , different social groups may have different sets of rules - the collective conscience is no longer the sole ...
... totem- ism is the central unifying symbol of a society with mechanical solidarity . In large , industrial societies , however , different social groups may have different sets of rules - the collective conscience is no longer the sole ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
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