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Marriage, Totemism and Religion: An Answer to Critics

Marriage, Totemism and Religion: An Answer to Critics

Avebury, Lord

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Comparative ReligionReligion General Fiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 1162593741
ISBN13: 9781162593746
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.54 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Marriage, Totemism and Religion: An Answer to Critics by Avebury, Lord is a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between marriage, totemism, and religion. In this book, the author addresses the criticisms that have been leveled against his earlier work, The Origin of Civilization, which proposed that the earliest form of human society was based on totemism and that the institution of marriage arose as a means of controlling sexual relationships within these totemic clans.Avebury, Lord argues that totemism played a crucial role in the development of human society, providing a framework for social organization and a means of understanding the natural world. He also contends that the institution of marriage evolved as a way of regulating sexual relationships within these totemic groups, ensuring that individuals did not mate with close relatives and that children were raised within a stable family unit.Throughout the book, Avebury, Lord draws on a range of anthropological and historical evidence to support his arguments, including the practices of indigenous societies, the myths and rituals of ancient civilizations, and the customs of contemporary cultures. He also addresses the criticisms of other scholars who have challenged his theories, offering a detailed and nuanced response to their objections.Overall, Marriage, Totemism and Religion: An Answer to Critics is a thought-provoking and insightful exploration of the origins of human society and the role that totemism and marriage have played in shaping our understanding of the world around us.1911. This work endeavors to answer the critics on the theory that the institutions of man develop with considerable uniformity all over the globe, although as races advance, they naturally diverge more or less under the influence of different climate, food and other conditions. Contents: on the absence of marriage amongst the lowest races of man; on the origin and evolution of marriage; totemism; witchcraft and magic; religion.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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