The Secret of the Totem de Andrew Lang

The Secret of the Totem

Andrew Lang

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mar 2007

This vintage book contains a fascinating investigation into totems and totenism in tribal societies, with a special focus on their use by Australian Aborigines. Written by Andrew Lang, it explores the origins of totenism and its relationship with ancestor worship and the natural order, and offers interesting and unique insights into its role and purpose. The chapters of this book include: "The Origin of the Totem", "Method of Inquiry", "Theory of Primal Promiscuity", "The Arunta Anomaly", "The Theories of Dr. Durkheim", "The Author's Theory", "Rise of Phratries and Totem Kins", "A New Point Explained", etcetera. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

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Paperback (4)	50^.28 lei 22-36 zile
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform – 6 dec 2015	50^.28 lei 22-36 zile
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Echo Library – 31 aug 2014	96^.78 lei 38-44 zile
Pierides Press – 14 mar 2007	104^.53 lei 43-57 zile

Preț

Express

Paperback (4)

50^.28 lei 22-36 zile

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform – 6 dec 2015

50^.28 lei 22-36 zile

CREATESPACE –

71^.98 lei 22-36 zile

Echo Library – 31 aug 2014

96^.78 lei 38-44 zile

Pierides Press – 14 mar 2007

104^.53 lei 43-57 zile

Notă biografică

Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology and religion. The interest in folklore was from early life; he read John Ferguson McLennan before coming to Oxford, and then was influenced by E. B. Tylor. The earliest of his publications is Custom and Myth (1884). In Myth, Ritual and Religion (1887) he explained the "irrational" elements of mythology as survivals from more primitive forms. Lang's Making of Religion was heavily influenced by the 18th century idea of the "noble savage": in it, he maintained the existence of high spiritual ideas among so-called "savage" races, drawing parallels with the contemporary interest in occult phenomena in England. His Blue Fairy Book (1889) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew Lang's Fairy Books. In the preface of the Lilac Fairy Book he credits his wife with translating and transcribing most of the stories in the collections. Lang examined the origins of totemism in Social Origins (1903).