The mind of primitive man is a 1911 book by anthropologist franz boas which takes a critical look at the concept of primitive culture. In franz boas in 1911 boas published the mind of primitive man, a series of lectures on culture and race. A course of lectures delivered before the lowell institute, boston, mass. Excerpt from the mind of primitive man the meaning of types, 35. It was often referred to in the 1920s by those who were opposed to new u.
Full text of the mind of primitive man internet archive. The mind of primitive man 1911 edition open library. The work challenged widely held racist and eugenic claims about race and intelligence, particularly white supremacy. The childs mind, it is believed, can thus explain to us the primitive mind. The meaning of vari ability, 37 the analysismf populations as com posed of different elements, 41. In 1895, boas made the first speech that would form this book. Publication date 1938 topics ethnopsychology, primitive societies, race relations, united states race relations. The first page of the pdf of this article appears above. Published 1911 by the macmillan company in new york. The mind of primitive man 1938 edition open library. Download franz boass the mind of primitive man for your kindle, tablet. The mental activ ities of primitive man have been compared to those of children and vice versa, so that the development of the childs mind has been looked at as a recapitulation of the development of the mind of mankind. The mind of primitive man by boas, franz, 18581942.
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