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... social island cut off from other groups . Wherever this village culture was left to itself , it eventually became fos- silized ; and if later it continued to develop , it was either by being coerced into association with a larger ...
... social island cut off from other groups . Wherever this village culture was left to itself , it eventually became fos- silized ; and if later it continued to develop , it was either by being coerced into association with a larger ...
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... social cement , 77 ; as mechanical order , 62 ; aspects of , 67 ; creative function of , 87 ; fixed offices of , 71 ; function of , 67 ; infan- tile , 64 ; magic , 119 ; me- chanical , 269 ; order of , 84 ; primacy of , 86 ; primordial ...
... social cement , 77 ; as mechanical order , 62 ; aspects of , 67 ; creative function of , 87 ; fixed offices of , 71 ; function of , 67 ; infan- tile , 64 ; magic , 119 ; me- chanical , 269 ; order of , 84 ; primacy of , 86 ; primordial ...
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Lewis Mumford. Social organization , 14 , 23 ; authoritarian , 164 ; Pharaonic , 196 Social solidarity , contribu- tion of ritual to , 63 Sense - impressions , 27 , 28 Society , hierarchic struc- obstacle to invention , 243 ; elimination ...
Lewis Mumford. Social organization , 14 , 23 ; authoritarian , 164 ; Pharaonic , 196 Social solidarity , contribu- tion of ritual to , 63 Sense - impressions , 27 , 28 Society , hierarchic struc- obstacle to invention , 243 ; elimination ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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