2015 Reprint of 1954 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In his handling of science, magic, and religion, Malinowski essentially accepted the traditional Western conception of a dual reality-the reality of the natural world, grounded in observation and rational procedures that lead to mastery, and supernatural reality, grounded in emotional needs that give rise to faith. Unlike Frazer, for example, Malinowski derived science not from magic but from man's capacity to organize knowledge, as demonstrated by Trobriand technical skills in gardening, shipbuilding, etc. In contrast, he treated magic, which coexisted with these skills, as an organized response to a sense of limitation and impotence in the face of danger, difficulty, and frustration. Again, he differentiated between magic and religion in defining magical systems as essentially pragmatic in their aims and religious systems as self-fulfilling rituals organized, for example, around life crises.

When it was first published (in 1967, posthumously), Bronislaw Malinowski's diary, covering the period of his fieldwork in 1914-1915 and 1917-1918 in New Guinea and the Trobriand Islands, set off a storm of controversy.

Many anthropologists felt that the publication of the diary--which Raymond Firth describes as this revealing, egocentric, obsessional document--was a profound disservice to the memory of one of the giant figures in the history of anthropology. Almost certainly never intended to be published, Malinowski's diary was intensely personal and brutally honest. He kept it, he said, as a means of self-analysis. Reviews ranged from it is to the discredit of all concerned that the diary has now been committed to print to fascinating reading.

Twenty years have passed, and Raymond Firth suggests that the book has moved over to a more central place in the literature of anthropological reflection. In 1967, Clifford Geertz felt that the gross, tiresome diary revealed Malinowski as a crabbed, self-preoccupied, hypochondriacal narcissist, whose fellow-feeling for the people he lived with was limited in the extreme. But in 1988, Geertz referred to the diary as a backstage masterpiece of anthropology, our The Double Helix. Similarly in 1987, James Clifford called it a crucial document for the history of anthropology.

Magic Science and Religion is a book written by Bronislaw Malinowski, a renowned anthropologist. The book explores the relationship between magic, science, and religion in traditional societies. Malinowski argues that these three systems of thought are interdependent and that they serve different functions within society. He suggests that magic is used to control the environment and to influence events, while science is used to understand the natural world and to solve practical problems. Religion, on the other hand, provides a framework for understanding the meaning of life and the role of humans in the universe. The book is based on Malinowski's fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands, where he conducted extensive research on the culture and beliefs of the islanders. The book is considered a classic in the field of anthropology and has had a significant influence on the study of religion and culture.THIS 72 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Science Religion and Reality, by Bronislaw Malinowski. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766129160.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED: contains the full text of Argonauts of the Western Pacific including preface, illustrations and index.

Argonauts of the Western Pacific is widely regarded as a masterpiece of anthropology. Through it Malinowski became one of the best-known anthropologists in the world in the 1920's. Malinowski's reading of The Golden Bough introduced him to anthropology, so it is fitting that this edition is prefaced by Sir James George Frazer.

A must-real for students of anthropology.

This early work by Bronislaw Malinowski was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new biography of the author. 'Myth in Primitive Psychology' deals with various forms of myth and magic in relation to human psychology.

Magic Science and Religion is a classic anthropological work by Bronislaw Malinowski, one of the most influential anthropologists of the 20th century. The book explores the relationship between magic, science, and religion in primitive societies, and how these three systems of thought interact and overlap. Malinowski argues that magic is a practical way of dealing with uncertainty and anxiety in everyday life, while science is a more systematic and rational approach to understanding the world. Religion, on the other hand, provides a sense of meaning and purpose to human existence. The book is based on Malinowski's fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands, off the coast of Papua New Guinea, where he lived for several years studying the local culture and language. Magic Science and Religion is a seminal work in the field of anthropology and a must-read for anyone interested in the study of human culture and society.THIS 72 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Science Religion and Reality, by Bronislaw Malinowski. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766129160.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Argonauts of the Western Pacific is a book written by Bronislaw Malinowski in 1922. It is an anthropological study of the indigenous people of Melanesian New Guinea and their economic and social systems. The book is based on Malinowski's fieldwork in the region between 1915 and 1918, during which he lived with the Trobriand Islanders and observed their daily activities, rituals, and beliefs. The book is divided into three parts. The first part provides an overview of the Trobriand Islanders' social structure, economy, and religious beliefs. The second part focuses on the Kula ring, a complex system of trade and exchange between the Trobriand Islanders and their neighboring islands. Malinowski describes in detail the objects exchanged, the rituals involved, and the social status attached to participation in the Kula ring. The third part of the book examines the Trobriand Islanders' magic and religion, including their beliefs in spirits, sorcery, and the afterlife.Argonauts of the Western Pacific is considered a classic work in the field of anthropology and is widely regarded as one of the most important ethnographic studies ever conducted. Malinowski's meticulous observations and detailed descriptions of Trobriand Islanders' social and economic systems have influenced generations of anthropologists and continue to be studied and debated today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

This fascinating book contains an account of native enterprise and adventure in the archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea, with five maps, sixty five illustrations, and two figures. The content of this book is derived from the author's personal experiences with the natives, watching them daily at work and at play, conversing with them in their own tongue, and deriving all his information from the surest sources. A unique insight in the the lives of the native inhabitants of this area, this volume will be of much utility to those with a keen interest in anthropology or Melanesian New Guinea, and it would make for a wonderful addition to any personal collection. The chapters of this book include: 'The Subject, Method, and Scope of this Inquiry', 'The Country and Inhabitants of the Kula District', 'The Natives of the Trobriand Islands', 'The Essentials of the Kula', 'Canoes and Sailing', 'The Ceremonial Building of a Waga', et cetera. This volume is being republished now complete with a new introductory biography of the author

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski (1884-1942) was a Polish-born anthropologist. Known for his ethnographic work in Oceania in the early twentieth century, his consequent publications in England and Europe earned him repute as a leading developer of social anthropology. Originally published in 1929, this book is regarded as a significant anthropological work of the twentieth century. Based on Malinowski's studies of Melanesian society on the Trobriand Islands off New Guinea, it chronicles the social and economic practices and customs of a rapidly vanishing race. Read & Co. Science is proudly republishing this vintage work now in a brand new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

The main question of our age is how we live our lives. As we struggle with this question, we face others. How do we handle ideas and knowledge, both our own and those of others? What relationship to ideas do we want? Whose ideas do we want to be surrounded by? Where do we want to think? Most choose, or have the choice made for them, according to what family, colleagues, and friends do and say and what we read about, and a more or less rational calculation of the odds.

Modern ecology results from the shift in thinking generated by quantum physics and systems theory, from the old view based on reductionism, mechanics, and fixed quantities to a new view based on holistic systems where qualities are contingent on the observer and on each other. This perception changes how people treat ideas and facts, certainties and uncertainties, and affects both art and science. Worldwide it is part of the process of understanding the current crisis in the environment, and the balance of economy, creativity, and control required in our response.

The book's starting point is the growing role that information has played in industrial economies since the 1800s and especially in the last thirty years. It is an attempt to identify ecology of thinking and learning. It is also based on the need to escape from old, industrial ways and become more attuned to how people actually borrow, develop, and share ideas. Throughout the book, Howkins asks questions and offers signposts. He gives no guarantee that creative ecologies will be sustainable, but shows what should be aimed for.

Magic Science And Religion is a book written by Bronislaw Malinowski, a renowned anthropologist, in which he explores the interplay between magic, science, and religion in human societies. The book is divided into three parts, each of which delves into one of these three topics. In the first part, Malinowski discusses the role of magic in primitive societies and argues that it is a rational response to the uncertainties of life. In the second part, he examines the emergence of science in modern societies and how it has replaced magic as a means of understanding the world. Finally, in the third part, Malinowski looks at the relationship between religion and magic, arguing that they are not mutually exclusive and that both are necessary for human societies to function. Throughout the book, Malinowski draws on his extensive fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands to illustrate his arguments and provide concrete examples of how magic, science, and religion operate in different cultures. Overall, Magic Science And Religion is a seminal work in the field of anthropology that continues to be widely read and discussed today.THIS 72 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Science Religion and Reality, by Bronislaw Malinowski. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766129160.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Bronislaw Malinowski's pathbreaking Argonauts of the Western Pacific is at once a detailed account of exchange in the Melanesian islands and a manifesto of a modernist anthropology. Malinowski argued that the goal of which the ethnographer should never lose sight is 'to grasp the native's point of view, his relation to life, to realise his vision of his world.' Through vivid evocations of Kula life, including the building and launching of canoes, fishing expeditions and the role of myth and magic amongst the Kula people, Malinowski brilliantly describes an inter-island system of exchange - from gifts from father to son to swapping fish for yams - around which an entire community revolves.

A classic of anthropology that did much to establish the primacy of painstaking fieldwork over the earlier anecdotal reports of travel writers, journalists and missionaries, it is a compelling insight into a world now largely lost from view.

With a new foreword by Adam Kuper.

Argonauts of the Western Pacific, a seminal work in anthropology, has been essential reading since its publication in 1922. This new edition, reproduced in clear modern font with crisp images, allows the reader to fully engage with a timeless text. Furthermore it maintains the original pagination enabling easy reference to earlier scholarship. Complete and unabridged. This volume contains the original foreword, preface, text, images, and index. Also available in paperback (isbn: 978-1-78139-426-7).

Argonauts of the Western Pacific, a seminal work in anthropology, has been essential reading since its publication in 1922. This new edition, reproduced in clear modern font with crisp images, allows the reader to fully engage with a timeless text. Furthermore it maintains the original pagination enabling easy reference to earlier scholarship. Complete and unabridged. This volume contains the original foreword, preface, text, images, and index. Also available in hardback (isbn: 978-1-78139-429-8).

As part of Papua New Guinea, the Trobriant Islands are located in a bordering sea of the Pacific Ocean. At the beginning of the 20th century the anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski was one of the first to explore the archipelago in the South Sea and ist inhabitants. In the context of his work he discovered that Freund's psychoanalytic universality thesis regarding the Oedipus complex is not true for the islanders. In this first volume out of three, Malinowsky deals with the tribal economics and social organizations as well as the trobriandan gardening techniques and the magic within this kind of work.

Argonauts of the Western Pacific is widely regarded as a masterpiece of anthropology. Through it Malinowski became one of the best-known anthropologists in the world in the 1920's. Malinowski's reading of The Golden Bough introduced him to anthropology, so it is fitting that this edition is prefaced by Sir James George Frazer. COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED: contains the full text of Argonauts of the Western Pacific including preface, illustrations and index.

The importance of the subject treated in this study, as well as the prominent part played by the Australian evidence in the problem of kinship, will, it is believed, amply justify a detailed inquiry into the institution of the family in Australia. It is, however, always desirable for a monograph like the present one, besides being a mere collection and description of facts, to have a sufficiently wide theoretical scope. It ought to demonstrate some general principle upon the particular example treated, and to approach the problem from a new standpoint. I wish here shortly to indicate how far a slight and imperfect attempt in this direction has been made. In describing the facts of family life in Australia I have tried to show that even if the problems of origins and development of an institution be put aside and the inquiry be limited to the actual facts (in this case to the actual working of the aboriginal kinship organization), there are plenty of subjects of great theoretical importance, some of which, as yet not fully considered by sociologists.

Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski (1884-1942) was a Polish-born anthropologist. Known for his ethnographic work in Oceania in the early twentieth century, his consequent publications in England and Europe earned him repute as a leading developer of social anthropology. Originally published in 1929, this book is regarded as a significant anthropological work of the twentieth century. Based on Malinowski's studies of Melanesian society on the Trobriand Islands off New Guinea, it chronicles the social and economic practices and customs of a rapidly vanishing race. Read & Co. Science is proudly republishing this vintage work now in a brand new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Bronislaw Malinowski's pathbreaking Argonauts of the Western Pacific is at once a detailed account of exchange in the Melanesian islands and a manifesto of a modernist anthropology. Malinowski argued that the goal of which the ethnographer should never lose sight is 'to grasp the native's point of view, his relation to life, to realise his vision of his world.' Through vivid evocations of Kula life, including the building and launching of canoes, fishing expeditions and the role of myth and magic amongst the Kula people, Malinowski brilliantly describes an inter-island system of exchange - from gifts from father to son to swapping fish for yams - around which an entire community revolves.

A classic of anthropology that did much to establish the primacy of painstaking fieldwork over the earlier anecdotal reports of travel writers, journalists and missionaries, it is a compelling insight into a world now largely lost from view.