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... hunting.15 Well , there can be no one explanation for the widespread passion for head - hunting ; 16 but probably the underlying thing that the various forms of head - taking have in common is that the head is prized as a trophy ...
... hunting.15 Well , there can be no one explanation for the widespread passion for head - hunting ; 16 but probably the underlying thing that the various forms of head - taking have in common is that the head is prized as a trophy ...
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... hunting and gathering , there is no distinction of rank , little or no authority of one individual over another . Possessions are simple and there is no real difference in wealth ; property is distributed equally . Yet even on this ...
... hunting and gathering , there is no distinction of rank , little or no authority of one individual over another . Possessions are simple and there is no real difference in wealth ; property is distributed equally . Yet even on this ...
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... hunters , they took more than one wife . In some cases , too , a noted hunter would claim as his special hunting preserve a piece of land that was common property of the tribe.11 And so on . I don't intend to even try to sum up the ...
... hunters , they took more than one wife . In some cases , too , a noted hunter would claim as his special hunting preserve a piece of land that was common property of the tribe.11 And so on . I don't intend to even try to sum up the ...
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Ritual as Practical Technics | 6 |
Economics as Expiation | 26 |
The Origin of Inequality | 38 |
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