文档介绍：THE TRIBALIMAGINATION
Civilizationandthe Savage Mind
ROBIN FOX
HarvardUniversity Press
Cambridge,Massachuse tts,andLondon, England 2011
Copyright© 2011by the President andFellows ofHarvard College
Allrights reserved
Printedinthe United States ofAmerica
LibraryofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fox,Robin, 1934-
The tribalimagination :civilization andthe savage I Robin mindFox.
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Includesbibliographical referencesandindex.
ISBN978- 0-674-05901-6(alk. paper)
es-. Civilization. .
301-dc22 2010034146
Tothe memory of
ClaudeLevi-Strauss
(1908-2Q09)
and
ErnestGellner
(1925-1995)
Contents
Prologue:TheMiracle andthe Drumbeats 1
1 Timeout of Mind
Tribal TempoandCivilized Temporality 16
2 TheHuman in Human Rights
Tribal NeedsandCivilized Ideals 41
3 TheKindness ofStrangers
Tribalismandthe Trials ofDemocracy 55
4 Sectsand Evolution
TribalSplits andCreedal Schisms 83
5 mandments?
TribalTaboo and Priestly Morality 114
6 IncestandIn-Laws
TribalNorms and Civilized Narratives 128
7 ForbiddenPartners
Ancient. Themes inModern Literature 165
8 pany of Men
TribalBonds in Warrior Epics196
VIII CONTENTS
9 Playingbythe Rules
SavageRhythms and Civilized Rhymes 226
10 Seafoodand Civilization
FromTribal plex Society 260
11 TheRoute to Civilization
FromTribal toPolitical Society 282
12 OpenSocieties andClosed Minds
Tribalismversus Civilization 319
13 TheOld Adam and the Last Man
Tamingthe Savage Mind 341
Epilogue:TheDream-Man 359
Appendix:Transitional Timeat the Edge of Chaos 363
Notesand References 369
Acknowledgments405
Index407
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