{"product_id":"man-and-his-superstitions-paperback-9781107645707","title":"Man and his Superstitions (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107645707","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMan and his Superstitions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1925 second edition of a 1920 original discusses the relationship between superstition and the development of human societies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarveth Read (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107645707, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 February 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in 1925, as the second edition of a 1920 original, this book discusses the relationship between superstition and the development of human societies. The essential argument is that superstitious ideas were formed as a means of maintaining cohesive social groups once hunting in packs had ceased to become the main form of livelihood. Order was no longer maintained through the personal superiority of the pack-leader, but was sanctioned by a collective belief in the magical powers of certain figures. This volume will be of value to anyone with an interest in anthropology, and the social origins of magic and animism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eExtracts from the Preface to The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions (1920)\u003cbr\u003e Preface to Man and his Superstitions\u003cbr\u003e 1. Belief and superstition\u003cbr\u003e 2. Magic\u003cbr\u003e 3. Animism\u003cbr\u003e 4. The relations between magic and animism\u003cbr\u003e 5. Omens\u003cbr\u003e 6. The mind of the wizard\u003cbr\u003e 7. Totemism\u003cbr\u003e Magic and science\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Anthropology%20%5BJHM%5D%22\"\u003eJHM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006037971224,"sku":"9781107645707","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107645707i_6a5503df-9e89-4987-a144-9ed058514980.jpg?v=1696781160","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/man-and-his-superstitions-paperback-9781107645707","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}