Researches into the Early History of Mankind and the Development of Civilization

by Edward Burnett Tylor

For other versions of this work, see Researches into the Early History of Mankind.

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PRIMITIVE CULTURE: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Art, and Custom. Third American from the Second London edition 2 vols. 8vo. $7.00. RESEARCHES INTO THE EARLY HISTORY of Mankind, and the Development of Civilization. 8vo. $3.50.

RESEARCHES

INTO THE

EARLY HISTORY OF MANKIND

AND THE

DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILIZATION.

 

BY
EDWARD B. TYLOR,
D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S.

 

 

BOSTON:
ESTES & LAURIAT.
1878.

 

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.

PAGE

1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

 

CHAPTER II.

1. THE GESTURE-LANGUAGE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   14

 

CHAPTER III.

1. THE GESTURE-LANGUAGE (continued) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   34

 

CHAPTER IV.

1. GESTURE-LANGUAGE AND WORD-LANGUAGE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   55

 

CHAPTER V.

1. PICTURE-WRITING AND WORD-WRITING ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   82

 

CHAPTER VI.

1. IMAGES AND NAMES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   106

 

CHAPTER VII.

1. GROWTH AND DECLINE OF CULTURE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   150

 

CHAPTER VIII.

1. STONE AGE PAST AND PRESENT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   192

 

CHAPTER IX.

1. FIRE, COOKING, AND VESSELS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   229

 

CHAPTER X.

1. SOME REMARKABLE CUSTOMS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   275

 

CHAPTER XI.

1. HISTORICAL TRADITIONS AND MYTHS OF OBSERVATION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   306

 

CHAPTER XII.

1. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MYTHS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   333

 

CHAPTER XIII.

1. CONCLUDING REMARKS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   372