Primitive Culture by Edward Burnett Tylor
Edward Burnett Tylor (1832-1917) was an English anthropologist who is widely considered the founder of anthropology as a scientific discipline. First published in 1871, this influential work explains Tylor's idea of cultural evolution in relation to anthropology. Volume 1 focuses on social evolution, language and myth.
English academic Edward Burnett Tylor (1832-1917) was the first Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford. Tylor, who conducted fieldwork in Mexico during the mid-1850s, maintained an evolutionary view of the development of culture and religion. He posited that animism, or the belief in spirits, formed the original basis of religion.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108017503 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108017509 |
| Title | Primitive Culture |
| Author | Edward Burnett Tylor |
| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2010-12-02 |
| Number of pages | 468 |
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