The final goal ... is to grasp the native's point of view, his relation to life, to realise his vision of his world.
In the field one has to face a chaos of facts, some of which are so small that they seem insignificant; others loom so large that they are hard to en… - Bronislaw Malinowski
In the field one has to face a chaos of facts, some of which are so small that they seem insignificant; others loom so large that they are hard to en…
- Bronislaw Malinowski
The anthropologist must relinquish his comfortable position in the long chair on the veranda of the missionary compound, Government station, or plant… - Bronislaw Malinowski
The anthropologist must relinquish his comfortable position in the long chair on the veranda of the missionary compound, Government station, or plant…
The magnificent title of the Functional School of Anthropology has been bestowed on myself, in a way on myself, and to a large extent out of my own s… - Bronislaw Malinowski
The magnificent title of the Functional School of Anthropology has been bestowed on myself, in a way on myself, and to a large extent out of my own s…
I, personally, am unable to accept any revealed religion, Christian or not. - Bronislaw Malinowski
I, personally, am unable to accept any revealed religion, Christian or not.
Both magic and religion are based strictly on mythological tradition, and they also both exist in the atmosphere of the miraculous, in a constant rev… - Bronislaw Malinowski
Both magic and religion are based strictly on mythological tradition, and they also both exist in the atmosphere of the miraculous, in a constant rev…
You utter a vow or forge a signature and you may find yourself bound for life to a monastery, a woman or prison. - Bronislaw Malinowski
You utter a vow or forge a signature and you may find yourself bound for life to a monastery, a woman or prison.
For no sooner had I begun to read this great work [Frasier, The Golden Bough ], than I became immersed in it and enslaved by it. I realized then that… - Bronislaw Malinowski
For no sooner had I begun to read this great work [Frasier, The Golden Bough ], than I became immersed in it and enslaved by it. I realized then that…
An order given in battle, an instruction issued by the master of a sailing ship, a cry for help, are as powerful in modifying the course of events as… - Bronislaw Malinowski
An order given in battle, an instruction issued by the master of a sailing ship, a cry for help, are as powerful in modifying the course of events as…
Coastal sailing as long as it is perfectly safe and easy commands no magic. Overseas expeditions are invariably bound up with ceremonies and ritual. … - Bronislaw Malinowski
Coastal sailing as long as it is perfectly safe and easy commands no magic. Overseas expeditions are invariably bound up with ceremonies and ritual. …
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