Letters to the editors of English and American newspapers often contain expressions of horror about the new terms that creep into the language, and these expressions are usually accompanied by dire predictions about ruination of the mother tongue.
In place of science, the Eskimo has only magic to bridge the gap between what he can understand and what is not known. Without magic, his life would … - Peter Farb
In place of science, the Eskimo has only magic to bridge the gap between what he can understand and what is not known. Without magic, his life would …
- Peter Farb
Food to a large extent is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences. - Peter Farb
Food to a large extent is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.
Letters to the editors of English and American newspapers often contain expressions of horror about the new terms that creep into the language, and t… - Peter Farb
Letters to the editors of English and American newspapers often contain expressions of horror about the new terms that creep into the language, and t…
Despite the theories traditionally taught in high-school social studies, the truth is: the more primitive the society, the more leisured its way of l… - Peter Farb
Despite the theories traditionally taught in high-school social studies, the truth is: the more primitive the society, the more leisured its way of l…
Speakers who have grown up in the American community unconsciously know its rules about taking turns in conversations-in the same way that they know … - Peter Farb
Speakers who have grown up in the American community unconsciously know its rules about taking turns in conversations-in the same way that they know …
Marriage is simply an economic necessity, and so there are no elaborate courtship displays or marriage celebrations among the Eskimo. - Peter Farb
Marriage is simply an economic necessity, and so there are no elaborate courtship displays or marriage celebrations among the Eskimo.
The dictionary is a closed system in which someone interested in the meaning of a word can go around and around and end up exactly where he started, … - Peter Farb
The dictionary is a closed system in which someone interested in the meaning of a word can go around and around and end up exactly where he started, …
At every moment of his life the Shoshone must be careful to observe the complicated folkways of his group, to do reverence to superhuman powers, to r… - Peter Farb
At every moment of his life the Shoshone must be careful to observe the complicated folkways of his group, to do reverence to superhuman powers, to r…
Men in all societies possess the biological equipment to remove their hats or shoes, but it is the birth within a particular culture that decides tha… - Peter Farb
Men in all societies possess the biological equipment to remove their hats or shoes, but it is the birth within a particular culture that decides tha…
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