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Paul Radin
Enriched with a bountiful selection of stories, myths, poems, and proverbs, Primitive Man as Philosopher stands as both an important contribution to anthropology and a splendid anthology in its own…
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
A comprehensive collection of Jewish folklore and mythology, starting with the story of Joseph and continuing through to the Exodus. With detailed annotations and analysis, this book provides a valuable…
A truly fascinating ethno-biography of an Indian man from the Winnebago tribe. Split into two parts and heavily footnoted. Part One deals with the life of the man as he…
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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1914 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1909 Edition.
The Thunderbird Warclub: A Winnebago Tale is a book written by Paul Radin that tells the story of a Native American tribe called the Winnebago. The book is a collection…
Primitive Man as Philosopher by Paul Radin. Originally published in 1927. PREFACE: When a modern historian desires to study the civilization of any people, he regards it as a necessary…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
A classic of anthropology, this volume takes readers directly into an array of aboriginal cultures–Winnebago, Oglala Sioux, Maori, Banda, Batak, the Buin of Melanesia, Tahitian and Hawaiian, Zuni, and Ewe–to…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
The Autobiography of a Winnebago Indian is a book written by Paul Radin and published in 1920. It is an autobiographical account of the life of a Winnebago Indian named…
Based on the author’s field work in 1908-13, this work on the Winnebago Indian tribe was originally published as an annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology in 1923…
The ritual and significance of the Winnebago medicine dance, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented…
Reprint. Originally published: 1952 with a revised edition in 1964.
The Medicine Rite is performed by medicine men upon the initiation of a member to their cult. Presenting a transcription of the Medicine Rite, the most sacred ritual of the…
