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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... ritual , in so far as both constitute formal activities that take place outside the constraints of immediate material interests , and create a different world in a time and space of their own , according to their own rules : More ...
... ritual , in so far as both constitute formal activities that take place outside the constraints of immediate material interests , and create a different world in a time and space of their own , according to their own rules : More ...
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... ritual and moral authority of the poĝalla is simply inherited through eldest sons , and among the Bantu and ... ritual authority ; he has the right to dispose of his dependants ' labour , property , and persons , and he can use force or ...
... ritual and moral authority of the poĝalla is simply inherited through eldest sons , and among the Bantu and ... ritual authority ; he has the right to dispose of his dependants ' labour , property , and persons , and he can use force or ...
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... ritual . Where crime is also sin that threatens the whole community , a powerful sanction for the enforcement of law ... ritual , have different roles assigned to them . There is a president , for instance , there is a master of ...
... ritual . Where crime is also sin that threatens the whole community , a powerful sanction for the enforcement of law ... ritual , have different roles assigned to them . There is a president , for instance , there is a master of ...
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