Patterns of thought in Africa and the West : essays on magic, religion, and science / Robin Horton.
Patterns of thought in Africa and the West : essays on magic, religion, and science / Robin Horton.
Patterns of thought in Africa and the West : essays on magic, religion, and science / Robin Horton.
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Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
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1993.
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English
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xi, 471 p. ; 24 cm.
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Beginnings. 1. A definition of religion, and its uses -- Mainly Critical. 2. Neo-Tylorianism: sound sense or sinister prejudice? 3. Levy-Bruhl, Durkheim and the Scientific Revolution. 4. Back to Frazer? 5. Professor Winch on safari. 6. Judaeo-Christian spectacles: boon or bane to the study of Africa...
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Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
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England
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1993.
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Patterns of thought in Africa and the West : essays on magic, religion, and science / Robin Horton.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-464) and index.
Transferred from N299.6/24.
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T0382956
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0521360870 (hard)
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299.6
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