Revival: Primitive Mentality (1923)
"The primitive mind does not differentiate the supernatural from reality, but rather uses "mystical participation" to manipulate the world. According to Bruhl, moreover, the primitive mind doesn't address contradictions. The modern mind, by contrast, uses reflection and logic. Bruhl believed in a historical and evolutionary teleology leading from the primitive mind to the modern mind."--Provided by publisher.
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- Full title :Revival: Primitive Mentality (1923) / Lucien Levy-Bruhl.
Summary
"The primitive mind does not differentiate the supernatural from reality, but rather uses "mystical participation" to manipulate the world. According to Bruhl, moreover, the primitive mind doesn't address contradictions. The modern mind, by contrast, uses reflection and logic. Bruhl believed in a historical and evolutionary teleology leading from the primitive mind to the modern mind."--Provided by publisher.
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- Publication Date:2017.
- Edition:First edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2017.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource : : text file, PDF
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781315122458, 1315122456, 9781351346986, 1351346989, 9781351346962, 1351346962
- oclc:ocn993979759
- LC Classification:GN451
- Dewey Decimal:155.8/1
Table of Contents
Chapter Original Title Page -- chapter Original Copyright Page -- chapter Translator's Note -- chapter Preface -- chapter Table of Contents -- chapter Introduction -- chapter I The Primitive's Indifference to Secondary Causes -- chapter II Mystic and Invisible Forces -- chapter III Dreams -- chapter IV Omens -- chapter V Omens (continued) -- chapter VI The Practices of Divination -- chapter VII The Practices of Divination (continued) -- chapter VIII Ordeals -- chapter IX The Mystic Meaning of Accidents and Misfortunes -- chapter X The Mystic Meaning of the Causes of Success -- chapter XI The Mystic Meaning of the White Man's Appearance and of the Things He Brings With Him -- chapter XII THE PRIMITIVE'S DISLIKE OF THE UNKNOWN -- chapter XIII THE PRIMITIVE'S ATTITUDE TO EUROPEAN REMEDIES -- chapter XIV CO N C LU SIO N.
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