Project Gutenberg 2014-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 157 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew 06003477 The Secret of the Totem Produced by Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "The Secret of the Totem" by Andrew Lang is an anthropological study written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the origins and implications of totemism, particularly within the context of early human societies, with a focus on Australian tribes. Lang aims to explore how totemism relates to the structure and evolution of social organizations, examining the complexities of tribal regulations, marriage prohibitions, and cultural practices among indigenous peoples. The opening of the book outlines its purpose and foundation, establishing that it is a continuation of earlier studies on human social origins, particularly in connection with the theories of noted scholars. Lang discusses various perspectives on the origins of totemism, acknowledging the contributions of others while positioning his theories against them. He highlights the importance of names and their mystical relationships to the groups they represent, examining how totems serve as both identifiers and markers of social structure. Through this examination, Lang sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the intricate ties between totemism, kinship, and the evolution of social laws among primitive tribes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45363/45363-h/images/cover_totem.jpg en Totemism GN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 510534 510530 2024-09-19T05:49:32.002052 2023-09-19T16:58:20.297198 text/html text/html 493653 2024-04-03T23:03:53 text/html 409564 2024-09-19T05:49:39.377082 application/epub+zip 417071 2024-09-19T05:49:33.124035 application/epub+zip 245110 2024-09-19T05:49:32.507036 application/epub+zip 575155 2024-09-19T05:49:43.720011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547428 2024-09-19T05:49:38.920048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376235 2022-09-20T17:21:27.590711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426540 2024-09-19T05:49:30.877035 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 406833 2024-04-03T23:25:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15127 2024-09-19T05:49:43.851968 application/rdf+xml 22912 2024-09-19T05:49:32.665072 image/jpeg 3360 2024-09-19T05:49:32.584045 image/jpeg 394884 2024-09-19T05:49:32.049071 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia