The Principles of Social EvolutionClarendon Press, 1986 - 412 Seiten Dispelling the general assumption that social institutions survive because of their sophisticated adaptive advantages, this ground-breaking work asserts that the commonest customs and institutions may endure because of their very simplicity or as a result of simple human proclivity. Using religious, military, and kinship institutions to illustrate this argument, the author shows that a precise combination of these factors may lead to the emergence of new forms of social evolution. |
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... Konso , and who also have large herds of cattle as well as sheep and goats , so producing what amounts to a dual economy ; and the Borana Galla , who are exclusive cattle pastoralists , but who also have sheep , goats , and horses . The ...
... Konso , and who also have large herds of cattle as well as sheep and goats , so producing what amounts to a dual economy ; and the Borana Galla , who are exclusive cattle pastoralists , but who also have sheep , goats , and horses . The ...
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... Konso are not simply Borana who have taken up agriculture : we should beware of thinking in terms of a basic Konso stock which split off from a proto - Galla people , wandered around in southern Ethiopia , and finally came to rest in ...
... Konso are not simply Borana who have taken up agriculture : we should beware of thinking in terms of a basic Konso stock which split off from a proto - Galla people , wandered around in southern Ethiopia , and finally came to rest in ...
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... Konso religion , like that of the Borana and Sidamo , is therefore essentially monotheistic , but like many other peoples the Konso also believe in spirits . The traditional name for these is oritta , and they are generally regarded as ...
... Konso religion , like that of the Borana and Sidamo , is therefore essentially monotheistic , but like many other peoples the Konso also believe in spirits . The traditional name for these is oritta , and they are generally regarded as ...
Inhalt
Introduction | 1 |
Inheritance and variation | 47 |
Competition and cooperation | 56 |
Urheberrecht | |
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