The Secret of the Totem

THE SECRET OF THE TOTEM BY ANDREW LANG LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON NEW YORK AND BOMBAY 1905 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. ORIGIN OF TOTEMISM II. METHOD OF INQUIRY III. THEORY OF PRIMAL PROMISCUITY IV. THE ARUNTA ANOMALY V. THE THEORIES OF DR. DURKHEIM VI. THE AUTHOR'S THEORY VII. RISE OF PHRATRIES AND TOTEM KINS VIII. A NEW POINT EXPLAINED IX. TOTEMIC REDISTRIBUTION X. MATRIMONIAL CLASSES XI. MR. FRAZER'S THEORY OF TOTEMISM APPENDIX: AMERICAN THEORIES INTRODUCTION This book is the natural sequel of _Social Origins and Primal Law_, published three years ago. In _Primal Law_, Mr. J. J. Atkinson sought for the origin of marriage prohibitions in the social conditions of early …

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