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Excerpt from Magic and FetishismThe instances of sympathetic magic as Dr. Hirn points out (32, 278) are naturally divided into two main classes which, broadly speaking, correspond to the two types of association, contiguity and similarity, and as in psychology it is often diffi cult to decide whether a given associative process has its origin in a relation of contiguity or in one of similarity, so it is often an open question to which group a ...

Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of EmbryologyThe name of embryo (or foetus, in mammalian embryology) is restricted to the unborn young. At birth the young may closely resemble the parent, or be very dissimilar, in the latter case, it is known as a larva, and undergoes a series of changes or a meta morphosis before it attains the adult state.Even closely allied animals may be born at very different stages in their development, the hig...

Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of EmbryologyThe name of embryo (or foetus, in mammalian embryology) is restricted to the unborn young. At birth the young may closely resemble the parent, or be very dissimilar, in the latter case, it is known as a larva, and undergoes a series of changes or a meta morphosis before it attains the adult state.Even closely allied animals may be born at very different stages in their development, the hig...

Excerpt from The Wanderings of PeoplesThe movements of peoples are determined by two main factors, which may be brie¿y described as the driving force and the control, or, in other words, the cause of a migration is due'to one set of circum stances and its direction to another.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an importa...

Excerpt from Head-Hunters: Black, White and BrownSuch being the case, I felt it to be my duty to gather what information I could when not actually engaged in my zoological investigations. I found, even then, that the opportunities of learning about the pagan past of the natives were limited, and that it would become increasingly more difficult, as the younger men knew comparatively little of the former customs and beliefs, and the old men were...

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About the Book Books about Magic Games re-examine magic that is performed to entertain an audience with illusions. An example is found in Parlour Pastime for the Young.About usTrieste Publishing's aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. Our titles are produced from scans of the original books and as a result may sometimes have imperfections. To ensu...

Excerpt from History of Anthropology We hope we have in all cases referred to the authors to whom we are indebted for information, and for personal assistance we desire to thank Dr. C. S. Myers, of Gonville and Caius College, Mr. E. E. Sikes, Tutor of St. John's College. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an import...

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A wide-ranging introduction to magical and fetishistic practices, published in 1910 by A. C. Haddon, a pioneer of scientific anthropology.

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