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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... priests , who who turn them over to sacrifice cattle to Figure 3. The East African priestly cycle Source : Lincoln ... Priests view this exchange as the paramount religious act , absolutely crucial for the well - being of the community ...
... priests , who who turn them over to sacrifice cattle to Figure 3. The East African priestly cycle Source : Lincoln ... Priests view this exchange as the paramount religious act , absolutely crucial for the well - being of the community ...
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... priestly status , is in reality the exclusive prerogative of priests . In the case of the Nuer , as Lincoln concedes , . . . the Nuer are fiercely egalitarian and such " priests " as they have are considered no better than any other man ...
... priestly status , is in reality the exclusive prerogative of priests . In the case of the Nuer , as Lincoln concedes , . . . the Nuer are fiercely egalitarian and such " priests " as they have are considered no better than any other man ...
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... priests and mediators with respect to their lineages , and as spokesmen for their lineage members in court cases , while certain regional priests act as mediators in warfare between towns . Within towns a body of priests act as ...
... priests and mediators with respect to their lineages , and as spokesmen for their lineage members in court cases , while certain regional priests act as mediators in warfare between towns . Within towns a body of priests act as ...
Inhalt
Introduction | 1 |
Darwinism and Social Evolution | 29 |
The Survival of the Mediocre | 81 |
Urheberrecht | |
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adaptive anthropology aspects assembly associated authority basic basis become belief biological centralized Chapter Chinese clan clear clearly closely competition concept consider course culture dependent descent distinction early economic effective environment especially essential established evidence evolutionary example existence explain fact force forms functions give groups human ibid idea importance increase individual Indo-European institutions involved kind king kinship Konso land less maintain major means military nature necessary noted officials organization origin particular period person political population possible practice Press priests primitive principles problem produce properties reasons refer regard relations relative religious requirements result ritual rules seems selection sense significance simply social evolution social organization society specific status structure success theory thought traits unit University warfare warriors whole