Tylor

Cited as Tylor. — 19 quotations

Consensus

That traditional consensus of society which we call public opinion.

Correlate

Doctrine and worship correlate as theory and practice.

Couvade

The world-wide custom of the couvade, where at childbirth the husband undergoes medical treatment, in many cases being put to bed for days.

Culture

The list of all the items of the general life of a people represents that whole which we call its culture.

Elude

The transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a gradual process of which the stages elude close definition.

fetichism

The real and absolute worship of fire falls into two great divisions, the first belonging rather to fetichism, the second to polytheism proper.

Fillip

The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with.

Genius

We talk of genius still, but with thought how changed! The genius of Augustus was a tutelary demon, to be sworn by and to receive offerings on an altar as a deity.

Indo-European

The common origin of the Indo-European nations.

Izedi

The Izedis or Yezdis, the so-called Devil worshipers, still remain a numerous though oppressed people in Mesopotamia and adjacent countries.

Know

The peasant folklore of Europe still knows of willows that bleed and weep and speak when hewn.

Manichaean

The Manichaeans stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development.

Maybe

In a liberal and, maybe, somewhat reckless way.

Nix

The treacherous nixes who entice men to a watery death.

Pantomime

[He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could follow the performance from the action alone.

Shadowing

There are . . . in savage theology shadowings, quaint or majestic, of the conception of a Supreme Deity.

Survival

The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the study of manners and customs.

Valuable

The food and valuables they offer to the gods.

Xanthochroi

The Xanthochroi, or fair whites, . . . are the prevalent inhabitants of Northern Europe, and the type may be traced into North Africa, and eastward as far as Hindostan.