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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... traditional name for these is oritta , and they are generally regarded as malevolent . But there is no place for individual prayer to God in Konso religion , and it seems possible that requests for help in sickness and other troubles of ...
... traditional name for these is oritta , and they are generally regarded as malevolent . But there is no place for individual prayer to God in Konso religion , and it seems possible that requests for help in sickness and other troubles of ...
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... traditional Galla culture which we have previously noted . ' Islam was probably useful to the early kings , allowing them to break more fully with the traditions of the past and from the rituals and associations of the gada system ...
... traditional Galla culture which we have previously noted . ' Islam was probably useful to the early kings , allowing them to break more fully with the traditions of the past and from the rituals and associations of the gada system ...
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... traditional values and beliefs that are evident from the Shang period onwards . ( Confucius said of himself that he was a transmitter rather than a innovator . ) But in other respects his teachings mark a definitive break with tradition ...
... traditional values and beliefs that are evident from the Shang period onwards . ( Confucius said of himself that he was a transmitter rather than a innovator . ) But in other respects his teachings mark a definitive break with tradition ...
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