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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
A representative collection of eighty-one myths and folktales
chosen from the oral tradition of the peoples of Africa south of
the Sahara. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy
Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make
available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
A representative collection of eighty-one myths and folktales
chosen from the oral tradition of the peoples of Africa south of
the Sahara. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy
Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make
available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
In this transcription of the Medicine Rite, the most sacred
ritual of the Winnebago Indians, anthropologist Paul Radin captured
a poetic source of profound importance to the understanding of
mystical experience. Performed by medicine men upon the initiation
of a member to their cult, this secret rite recapitulated the
mythic origins and heroes of the Winnebago while integrating those
present with the ancestral forces.
"Primitive Man as Philosopher" is influential anthropologist and
ethnologist Paul Radin's enduringly relevant survey of an array of
aboriginal cultures and belief systems, including those of the
Winnebago, Oglala Sioux, Maori, Banda, the Buin of Melanesia,
Tahitian, Hawaiian, Zuni, and Ewe. Radin examines the conditioning
of thought and religion practiced among the members of each society
and the freedom of individuals to deviate from the group and to
affect change. Written in a straightforward, almost conversational
style, Radin's discourse is rooted in firsthand accounts. He allows
his subjects to speak for themselves by quoting extensively from
interviews (many of which he conducted in the course of his own
fieldwork), and includes a veritable anthology of poems and songs
from the varied traditions. Radin, known in his field for his
honesty and integrity, offers brilliant interpretations of myth and
symbolism in his exploration of their deeper meanings in each
culture. Readers both in and out of the field will appreciate the
rich and varied insights of this classic of anthropology.
Celebrated anthropologist Neni Panourgiá provides a new
introduction to this landmark and pioneering work.
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