The reinvention of primitive society

Routledge

2005

xii, 272 p.

9780415357616

Preface Part 1:The idea of primitive society 1. The myth of primitive society 2. Barbarian, Savage, Primitive Part 2: Ancient law, ancient society and totemism 3. Henry Maine's patriarchal theory 4. Lewis Henry Morgan and ancient society 5. The question of totemism Part 3: Evolution and diffusion: Boas, Rivers and Radcliffe-Brown 6. The Boasians and the critique of evolutionism 7. From Rivers to Radcliffe-Brown Part 4: Descent and Alliance 8. Descent theory: a phoenix from the ashes 9. Towards the intellect: Alliance theory and totemism Part 5: Back to the beginning 10. The return of the native 11. Conclusion References Index

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