Man , God and Immortality

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MAN, GOD, AND IMMORTALITY

MACMILLAN AND CO., Limivep LONDON + BOMBAY + CALCUTTA +» MADRAS MELBOURNE THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK + BOSTON + CHICAGO DALLAS + SAN FRANCISCO

THE MACMILLAN CO, OF CANADA, Ltp.

Part I

. A New Province of Knowledge . The Evolution of Man

. The Comparative Method

. The Study of the Human Mind ¢ : . Diversity of Types the Effect and Condition of Evolution . A Science of Origins

. The Savage as a Human Document . The Passing of the Savage : : . The Passing of the Savage: England’s Duty . Sibylline Leaves .

. Civilization evolved out of Savagery

. A Scale of Mental Evolution

. The Scientific Spirit

. The Inductive Method

. The Oscillations of the Social Pendulum

. The Mirage of a Golden Age

. The Clash of Cultures

. The Human Comedy

. Action the Touchstone of Belief

. The Rationality of the Savage .

. Existing Savages not absolutely Primitive . The Lowly not necessarily degraded

. The Meaning of Folk-lore xi xii

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Folk-lore and Poetry .

The Backwardnéss of Aboriginal Man in Australia The Tide of Progress setting from the Sea

Material Progress the Measure of Intellectual Advance .

Evolution and Diffusion of Culture Similarities of Custom, and their Origin The Question of Single or Multiple Origins The Danger of Excessive Simplification The Problems of Anthropology

The Progress of Humanity

Part II Man In Society

The Discovery of Totemism and Exogamy Different Possible Origins of Totemism and Exogamy The History of Totemism

Totemism and Exogamy in History

Totemism defined

The Diffusion of Totemism . :

The Industrial Theory of Totemism

The Conceptional Theory of Totemism

The Savage Theory of Conception .

The Primitive Conception of Paternity

Totemism in Fairy Tales :

Totemism and the Origin of Agriculture

Woman’s Part in the Origin of Agriculture Totemism and Art

Effect of Totemism in strengthening the Social Ties The Problem of Exogamy

. Exogamy and Group Marriage

. The Narrowing Ring of Marriage .

. The Origin of Prohibited Degrees .

. The Relation of Totemism and Exogamy in Australia . The Alternative of Father-kin or Mother-kin

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The Dream of Gynaecocracy

The Problem of Exogamy, a General Solution

Analogy of Exogamy and Scientific Breeding

The Avoidance of Near Relations

The Origin of Aversion to Incest unknown

A Conjecture as to the Origin of the Aversion to Incest .

The Classificatory System of Relationship é

Origin of the Classificatory System in Group Marriage .

The Classificatory System and the Dual Organization

Group Marriage and Group Relationship .

The Classificatory System a Landmark in History

The Levirate and the Sororate

The Levirate and Group Marriage .

The Levirate and the Sororate as Relics of Group Marriage

The Barter of Sisters as a Source of Group Marriage

Exogamy and the Classificatory System not necessarily Universal Stages in the Progress of Humanity

The Marriage of Cross-Cousins

Man not an Automaton

Laws never whcily New

The Flux of Morality

Our Debt to the Savage

The Pillars of Society

Indirect Benefits of Superstition

Superstition at the Bar

Summing up for the Defence: Sentence of Death