Hidden fields
Books Books
" Man in the savage state is the same animal everywhere, and his constructive powers, whether employed in the formation of a legendary story or of a battle-axe, seem to expatiate almost everywhere in the same rugged track of invention. For even the traditions... "
Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland, Or The Traditional History of ... - Page 22
by Hugh Miller - 1835 - 429 pages
Full view - About this book

Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe

Donald Alexander Mackenzie - 1917 - 494 pages
...formation of a legendary story or of a battle-axe, seem to expatiate almost everywhere in the same ragged track of invention. For even the traditions of this first stage may be identified, like his weapons of war, all the world over."2 Since Miller's day experts have become so familiar with the...
Full view - About this book

Ancient Man in Britain

Donald Alexander Mackenzie - 1922 - 318 pages
...view. In 1835, he wrote in his Scenes and Legends, (ist edition, pp. 31, 32): " Man in a savage stage is the same animal everywhere, and his constructive...identified, like its weapons of war, all the world over."! He had written in this vein after seeing the collection of stone weapons and implements in the Northern...
Full view - About this book

Evolution in the Light of Modern Knowledge: A Collective Work

1925 - 566 pages
...can hardly distinguish between the weapons of the old Scot and the New Zealander. . . . Man in the savage state is the same animal everywhere, and his...traditions of this first stage may be identified, like his weapons of war, all the world over." This was written at a time when Lord Kingsborough's amazing...
Full view - About this book

Evolution in the Light of Modern Knowledge: A Collective Work

1925 - 564 pages
...can hardly distinguish between the weapons of the old Scot and the New Zealander. . . . Man in the savage state is the same animal everywhere, and his...For even the traditions of this first stage may be identif1ed, like his weapons of war, all the world over." This was written at a time when Lord Kingsborough's...
Full view - About this book

Evolution in the Light of Modern Knowledge: A Collective Work

1925 - 566 pages
...can hardly distinguish between the weapons of the old Scot and the New Zealander. . . . Man in the savage state is the same animal everywhere, and his constructive powers, whether employed hi the formation of a legendary story or of a battle-axe, seem to expatiate almost everywhere in the...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF