Des Menschengeistes Erwachen Wachsen und Irren

Name: Des Menschengeistes Erwachen Wachsen und Irren
Author: Thurnwald

1951

by Thurnwald

AnthropologySlaveryProperty RightsPlatoFeudalismDemographyRationalityRationalizationAristotleAgricultureCompetitionAdolf HitlerNapoleon BonaparteCausalityDivision of LaborAccountingRichard Thurnwald

Table of Contents · 150 segments

Title Pages and Table of Contentsessay

Forewordessay

Glossary of Technical Termstheoretical

Additional Remarks on Technical Termstheoretical

Chapter 1, §1: The Foreign and Social Lifechapter

Chapter 1, §2: What Is Primitive?chapter

Chapter 1, §§3–4: Basic Dispositions, Error, and Lyingchapter

Chapter 1, §§5–6: Asocial Behavior and Causal-Logical Thoughtchapter

Chapter 2, §§7–8: Cultural Horizons and Wild Foragerschapter

Chapter 2, §9: Beginnings of Tended Food Procurementchapter

Chapter 2, §10: Plant Cultivators and Small Livestock Herderschapter

Chapter 2, §11: Pastoralists and Seafarerschapter

Chapter 2, §12: Stratification, Rule, and Early Dominance Relationschapter

Aristocracytheoretical

Secret Societies and Associationstheoretical

Autocrats and God-Kingstheoretical

Rationalization of Powertheoretical

Effects of Pastoral Overlays and Cultural Contacttheoretical

Chapter Three: Mastery of Naturechapter

Increase, Growth, and Rain Magictheoretical

Conception and Birththeoretical

Maturity, Marriage, and Rebirththeoretical

Illness, Epidemics, and Healingtheoretical

Death, Soul, and Ancestorstheoretical

Cosmic, Earthly, Atmospheric Phenomena and Firetheoretical

Sky, Stars, Weather, and Fire in Early Religious Thoughttheoretical

Chapter Four: Power-Bearers and Totemismchapter

Belief in Special Effective Forces: Manatheoretical

Cannibalism, Human Sacrifice, and Bloodtheoretical

Skull Cult and Headhuntingtheoretical

Hair Offerings, Benin Head Cult, and the Separated Pre-Egotheoretical

Ritual Monsters and Terrifying Figures as Mana Reservoirstheoretical

Fetishes, Idols, Amulets, Talismans, and Materialized Manatheoretical

Chapter Five: Model Action, Similarity, Correspondence, and Symbolismchapter

Touch, Remnants, Avoidance, Etiquette, and Purificationtheoretical

Avoidance, Etiquette, and Purification from Contact and Guiltchapter

Omens, Oracles, Divination, Ordeals, Times, and Numberschapter

Blessing, Greeting, Fire, and the Symbolic Power of the Handchapter

Gestures, Healing, Curse, Substitution Rituals, Riddles, and Joking Relationschapter

Dream Realism, Spirit Commands, and Vision Questschapter

Dreams, Ecstasy, Intoxicants, Possession, and Shamanismchapter

Magic, Rationalization, and Changing Ideas of Controlchapter

Cultural Relativity of Magic and Religiontheoretical

Primitive Religious Forces and the Indian Transformation of Brahmantheoretical

Kwotto Sympathetic Magic, Fetish Authority, and Disease Scapegoatingtheoretical

Kinship Witchcraft, Agana Cults, Headhunting, and Protective Medicinetheoretical

Curses, Personal Aura, and the Magical Power of Namestheoretical

Magic, Disease Demons, Images, and Primitive Causal Reasoningtheoretical

Chapter Six: Superhuman Powers, Therionism, Myth, and Gnosischapter

Transformations, Death Cult, Spirits, Souls, and the Afterlifetheoretical

Early Corpse Disposal, Preservation, and Cremationchapter

Water Burial, Grave Orientation, and Miniature Grave Goodschapter

Human Sacrifice, Mourning, Self-Abasement, and Fear of the Deadchapter

Chiefly Funerals, Skull Cults, Dolmens, and Ancestor Templeschapter

Memorial Images, Portrait Statues, and the Spiritualization of the Deadchapter

Kágaba Mask Demons and the Autonomy of Spirit Imageschapter

Spirits, Souls, and Quileute Multiple-Soul Conceptschapter

Kpelle Dead, Afterlife Journeys, Sorcery, and Fear of Vengeancechapter

Irish Fairies, Soul Theft, Disease, and Ancestor-Spirit Survivalstheoretical

Dante, Classical Soul Theory, Presocratic Material Psyche, and Afterlife Illusionstheoretical

Tjurunga, Totem Ancestors, and Objectified Life-Force among Aranda and Loritjatheoretical

Seelenstoff and Kraftstoff: Object-Bound Powers, Contact Magic, and Residuestheoretical

Sacred Stones, Megaliths, Stone Heaps, Plant Powers, and the Transition to Animal Forcestheoretical

Bakitara Cattle Rites, Royal Milking, and Ritual Puritytheoretical

Animal Veneration, Image Magic, and Nature-Demon Mediationtheoretical

Egyptian Speculation, Totemic Power, Andean Offerings, and Blood Sacrificetheoretical

Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain, and Lightning in Comparative Religiontheoretical

Lightning, Thunder, and the Boundary Between Demons and Godschapter

Earth Spirits, Fertility, Earth Mother, and Ancestorschapter

Culture Heroes and Fire as a Tamed Natural Powerchapter

Fire Myths, Sacred Fire, Ordeals, and the Opening of Divine Classificationchapter

Pariacaca, Inka Religion, and Peruvian Creator-Ancestor Figureschapter

Special Gods, Totemism, Psychic Factors, and Priestly Systematizationchapter

Objectified Impressions and the Anthropomorphizing of Natural Powerstheoretical

Fertility Rites, Protective Spirits, and Moral Animismtheoretical

Unconscious Abstraction, Animism, Gods, and Religious Rationalizationtheoretical

Polynesian Io and the Problem of the Highest Beingtheoretical

Pastoral High Gods, Ancestors, and Political Religion in Africatheoretical

Indonesian, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian Transformations of God Figurestheoretical

Critique of Urmonotheism and the Ego-Centric Basis of Palaeopsychic Religiontheoretical

Ceremonies, Rites, Sacrifice, Cult, and Sinchapter

Ceremonies and Rites: Magic, Religion, and Jibaro Drum Ritualschapter

Jibaro Narcotics, Tobacco, Dreams, and Ancestor-Spirit Divinationchapter

Psychological Interpretation, Spirit Survivals, Irish Fairies, and Medieval Imperial Ceremonychapter

Ritual Change and Zulu Initiation under Cultural Contactchapter

Life-Cycle Triggers, Exemplary Rites, Inca Fire, and Marind-Anim Fire Demonschapter

Disease-Shooting Rituals and Comparative Limits of Subsistence-Based Religious Classificationchapter

Sacrifice: Conceptual Origins in Ancestor Care, Totemism, and Social Stratificationtheoretical

Sacrificial Rites, Burial Parallels, Venda Ancestor Offerings, and First-Fruits Ceremoniestheoretical

Horse Dedications, Ritual Assistance, Gift Reciprocity, and Theories of Sacrificetheoretical

Self-Sacrifice, Initiation Ordeals, Fertility Blood, Child Offerings, and Foundation Sacrificestheoretical

Cult, Sin, and Culture Heroes from Polynesia, the Americas, and Australiatheoretical

Judgment, Transmigration, Greek Fate, Orphism, Buddhism, and Brahmanic Liberationtheoretical

Zarathustra, Magi, Sumerian Savior Motifs, Kingship, and the Social Roots of Redemptiontheoretical

Synthesis: Sacrifice, Religion, Fate, Myth, Gnosis, and Moral Ordertheoretical

Chapter Seven Introduction: People, Associations, Places, Objects, and Buildingschapter

Gender Roles and the Male Bias of Ethnographic Sourceschapter

Motherhood, Mother Goddess Cults, Fertility, and Female Divinitychapter

Women, Witchcraft, Love Magic, and Spirit Conception in Dobu and Trobriandchapter

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Trobriand Matriliny, Spiritual Conception, and the Critique of Primitive Parthenogenesischapter

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Pygmy and Bushman Marriage as Economic Partnership, Not Original Mother-Rightchapter

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Pastoral Women, Mother- and Father-Right, Couvade, and Mythic Androgynychapter

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Age Stages, Kinship Obligations, and Initiation Ritestheoretical

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Elders as Magicians and Chiefs: Magic, Personality, and Local Authoritytheoretical

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Egalitarian Small Communities and the Transition to Aristocratic Clanstheoretical

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Aristocratic Clans and Pastoral Overstratificationtheoretical

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Cattle Wealth, Slavery, Universal Religions, and Gnostic Thoughttheoretical

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Sacred Chiefs, Mana, and Polynesian-Micronesian Authoritytheoretical

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Priestly-Economic Organizations, Craft Guilds, and Cultural Diffusiontheoretical

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God-Kings and the Killing of Sacred Kingschapter

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Magicians, Medicine Men, Physicians, and Priestschapter

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Shamans, Ecstasy, Spirit Journeys, and Trepanationchapter

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Priests, Sorcery, Taboo, and Cult Authoritychapter

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Polynesian Prophets, Inspiration, and Divinationchapter

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Sacred Brotherhoods, Witch-Doctors, and Visionary Cultschapter

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Secret Societies and Priesthoodschapter

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Melanesian Secret Societies, Aristocratic Cult Communities, and Kakehan Initiationtheoretical

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West African Secret Societies, Poro and Sande, and the Formation of Church-Like Communitiestheoretical

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Greek Mysteries, Orphism, Syncretism, and Universal Religious Worldviewstheoretical

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Sacred Body Parts, Sexual and Maternal Symbolism, and Opening Summary of Magical Causalitytheoretical

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Projection of Spirits and Insufficient Knowledge in Magical Reasoningtheoretical

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Final theses on progress, knowledge, and emotional disruptiontheoretical

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Chapter 8 opening: religion, myth, and primitive causal thoughtchapter

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Totemic landscapes, ancestor spirits, and rebirth centerschapter

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Spinifex-Gras cult communities, ritual dramatization, and myth adaptationchapter

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Summative points on early religious organization and death customstheoretical

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Australian Totem Centres, Dreaming, and Logosessay

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Common Myths among the Navahoessay

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African Magic, Kwotto Animal Rites, Totemism, and Transformation Beliefsessay

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African Healing, Fetishes, Venda Witchcraft, and the Logic of Magicessay

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Venda Sorcery, Protective Medicines, Theft Detection, and Illness Divinationessay

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Tribe- and People-Bound Teachings before Universal Moral Religionsessay

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Founders of Transnational Religions and Zarathustra's Reformessay

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Buddha’s Teaching and the Transformation of Buddhismchapter

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The Religion of Confuciuschapter

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Jesus and Mohammed as Later Religious Founders Deferredessay

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Rationalism, Irrationalism, and Arationalismtheoretical

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Errors of Thought and the Limits of Rational Calculationtheoretical

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Symbols, Magical Thinking, and the Limits of Rationalismtheoretical

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Appendix: The Dynamics of Intellectual Growththeoretical

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Schema of Subsistence, Social Foundations, and Intellectual Conduct: Stages I–IIItheoretical

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Schema of Functional Reshuffling, Kingship, God-Kingship, and Renewal: Stages IV–VIItheoretical

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Australian Aboriginal Adjustment in Contact with Europeanstheoretical

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Flowchart of Encounters with Europeanstheoretical

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Conclusion of Adaptation Schema and Subject Index A-Ebibliography

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Subject Index F-Kbibliography

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Subject Index L-Rbibliography

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Subject Index S-Zbibliography

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Name Index A-Kbibliography

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Name Index L-Zbibliography