Western Library Academic Translation Series History of Primitive Society in the West

Author: [RU] Pokrovsky
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book is edited by the renowned Soviet historian Pokrovsky, compiling the research findings of over a dozen Soviet modern anthropologists and historians. It systematically explores early human history, primitive social structures, economic forms, linguistic symbols, as well as primitive art and religion. Building upon important perspectives in Western cultural anthropology since the 19th century, the book constructs new theoretical frameworks. Its introduction and critique of physical anthropology theory, its elucidation of primitive art and religion during the Stone Age, and its presentation of extensive archaeological and ethnological materials remain highly valuable references to this day.