Crime and Custom in Savage Society

Crime and Custom in Savage Society

Malinowski: "In the writing up of his results the modern anthropologist is naturally tempted to add his wider, somewhat diffused and intangible experiences to his descriptions of definite fact; to present the details of custom, belief, and organization against the background of a general theory of primitive culture. This little book is the outcome of a field workerâ€™s yielding to such temptation. In extenuation of this lapse â€”if lapse it beâ€” I should like to urge the great need for more theory in anthropological jurisprudence, especially theory born from actual contact with savages. I should also point out that in this work reflections and generalizations stand out clearly from the descriptive paragraphs. Last, not least, I should like to claim that my theory is not made of conjecture or hypothetical reconstruction but is simply an attempt at formulating the problem, at introducing precise concepts and clear definitions into the subject."
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-10-13
Format Kindle eBook

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