Bridge Between Cracks: Interpreting Morgan's "Ancient Society"

Author: Wang Mingming
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: The Classic Masterpieces Interpretation Series (Volume 2). Classic masterpieces have become timeless works due to their enduring charm; works that interpret these classics by renowned scholars also become timeless works, as they are illuminated by the brilliance of the classics and the unique intellectual allure of the scholars. Classic masterpieces have become timeless works due to their enduring charm; works that interpret these classics by renowned scholars also become timeless works, as they are illuminated by the brilliance of the classics and the unique intellectual allure of the scholars. This book interprets Morgan's classic masterpiece Ancient Society, primarily targeting the intellectual class. Morgan sought to separate social research from the dominance of the divine while adopting a stance of natural history. However, the relationship between his ideas and evolutionism is far more complex than we previously imagined. His research and writings carry the color of the social sciences, but this does not imply a simplistic determinism. His ideas reflect, to some extent, the state of modern Western political life and religious reform, while the Iroquois Indians he respected provided a transitional bridge for his intellectual time travel.