The Tribal Imagination: Civilization and the Savage Mind

425 Pages·2011·5.247 MB·English

by  Robin Fox

THE TRIBALI MAGINATION
Civilizaantdti hoSena vaMgien d
ROBIN FOX
HarvUanridv ePrrseistsy
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Tot hmee moorfy
ClauLdeev i-Strauss
(19098)- 2Q0
and
ErneGsetl lner
(1925-1995)

Contents
PrologTuheeM: iracalnedt hDer umbea1ts
1 Timeou to fM ind
16
Tribal TaenmdCp iov ilTiezmepdo rality
2 TheH umani nH umanR ights
41
Tribal NaenedCd isv ilIidzeeadl s
3 TheK indneosfSs t rangers
Tribalainsdtm h Te riaolfDs e mocrac5y5
4 Secatns dE volution
TribSapll iatnsdC reedSaclh ism8s3
5 WhicThe nC ommandments?
TribTaalb oaon dP riesMtolrya lit1y1 4
6 InceasntdI n-Laws
TribNaolr msa ndC ivilNiazrerda ti1ve2s8
7 ForbidPdaernt ners
.
165
AncieTnhte meisnM oderLni terature
8 Int heC ompanoyf M en
TribBaoln disn W arrior E1pi9c6s
VIII CONTENTS
9 Playibnytg h eR ules
226
SavagReh ythmasn dC ivilRihzyemde s
10 Seafoaondd C ivilization
FromT ribtaolC ompleSxo ciet2y6 0
11 TheR outteo C ivilization
282
FromT ribtaoPl o litSioccaile ty
12 OpenS ocieatnideC sl oseMdi nds
319
Tribalviesrms Cuisv ilization
13 TheO ldA dama ndt heL asMta n
Tamintgh eS avaMgien d 341
EpilogTuheeD: r eam-Ma3n 59
AppendTirxan:s itTiiomnaeat tl h Eed goef C haos36 3
Noteasn Rde feren3c6e9s
Acknowledg4me0n5t s
Inde4x 07
ThTer iIbmaalg ination
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Prologue
ThMei raacnltdeh D er mubeats
BEHSTP OETESg os tr atiotg hhhete aorftt h gisnC.. DLaeyw is
celebtrhasett ersub gegtlwete hedene manodfts hu en alterable
Tpasatnt dh oosfte h feu tyuertteob ec reated:
Inm et wwoo rladtws a r
Trapmlteh pea tifelnets h,
Thilsi ghrtieondgfs enwshee crlei nch
Heiarn adn ce.s tor
Int hsea me osfcp oinrfirto tnhtpeio nwgeo rft hpea sotnt hper esienn t
thfeba ricaotfti hfoeun t utrhebi,os o ekx amiafn aeissr ilmypo lbeesr va­
tioanb omuitn adn sdco ieWthya.wt e o bseirstv heah tu manna tuirse
fundametnrtiaTblhalrelyu . lo efcs h easrfisen iatnesd i mpyleteth, ec ya n
genearnai tnefi nniutmebo efcr o mpglaemxe Ssoc. o nsideorfta htiiso n
simpolbeesr vaatbioohunut m anna tucralene audst oa nythiintn hge
humacno ndiftorimno enp ottions emu roantaoet popimocye ttroly i b­
erdaelm ocy,ra natdch seu bjoefic ntq ubiercyo cmoetse rmwiintaohlu ls
human aIcntt hibioosno w.kes hall asf aepmwop slsesi ubbljese tcatrst,­
inwgi tahc onsideorfoa uptriar oonc hpireacle pttiiomnae n ohdfo wi t
adverasfefleoycun tros t ioofcn asu se.
Theo rigwionraklit nigtf loterh ibso owka s" TheM iraacnldteh e
DrumbeaantIdsh ,av"re e tatihnatehtde me whiloent hwveoa rrkiian­g
tioAnsws i.t Dha Lye wipsr'ost agtohpneai issesttt ,e rpnraelsleytn hte in
fashiooftn hifenuu gtr Teh.se bu tidtelleeir bateeclhyoS eisg mFurnedu d's
CivitliioznIa tDasin sdce onantntsdd i reicntvloCykl easuL deev i-Strauss's
2 PROLOGUE
masterTphiSeea cveaM gienT dh.te e mpeorfci invgi lbiyzta htasitao vn­
agmei nids whabto oitksah biosua tntd,h reae soinit s d edictaot ed
ClauUdvei -Stwrhaotu asusgu,hsa t la lb otuhtDe r umbaenawdth so a,t
onheu neddgr rayneda srasd,ll eyuf st.
Thibso oiksa lsaofc fteiondaetdeilcyta ott hemede moorfyE rnest
Genlelmre,n tcoorl,l eaangfduir ee,nO dn.eg repaiteo cfle u ciknm yl ife
watso hhaivmae sa t eaecroh fp hiloysi onm pyuh ndeardgurayteea rs
antdh urse ceainv ei noculartleiaotnii vanai glisaltmfi s ron mssGt.e llner
savmeedf o rmt hsep eolfWl i ttgennosg toeofidan i;er vyep rua t!c inrd e
giifntta on incfaradnlItewt'.a s Es r nwehsotg avet htuees r "mht eM ir­
aclfeot"rh rei isnne o rthweEsuortpeoerf cn a pitianldtiuirssastlo ciety
antdh ceh anmgeeadn inogu wroo rfl dP-lionu Sgwho,ar ndBd o ko.
(Furfleeler ncaersie nt hNeo taensRd e feenrcaetts h een odft hbioso k.)
Somreae dewrishl elai rnt htei tleec hoaofCn .W r igMhitl lTshS'eos c io­
logIimcaaaglti niwohni,ic sh fine.
A litbtalcreko guinisdn o rdteopr u tth eesses ianyctsoo n tbeoxtpthe, r ­
sonaanlpd r ofesIsh iaovbneea eilnnr. ti gbuyet dh e arnifdsa oelf cl i vili­
zatisoinnmscy es chooilnbteoesyirt nA rnolTdo ynbienpe o -sWtolrd
WarI EIn glwahnedwn,e w erdee spetroka ntowewh at wwroenngbt, o th
withw atdrhu er wihngiI cg hr ewa nutdph Gere aDte preisnswtihooi nc h
Iw asb orDne.s ptihtee euopfvh iocr,tit oahr ewyraeas n u neyas sense
thasto metahbionugt ciwvaisflu inzdaatmieofnnlt aawAle sldey.c ond­
hancdo poyft haeb ridegdeitdoi fAo Snt uodfHy i stwoartsyh m eo st
thumbaendad n nottaotmeiednt he scmoallllet chtamityov enr sym all
alwlaonpcee rmiTthtiwesad sa.u gmenbtyEe ddw daG ribbsoD nec'line
anFda olftl h Reo maEnm pi(rsec hloioblra anrHdy. G) .W ellTshe'O su t­
lionfHe i tsor(yag i ffortm mmyo th)ea,rn tdh gea mwea s aWfhoaott .
wacsi violniW?za asit taisp peariannebcveli?H et oawh aidat r ifsoremn
thper imittriicvboean ld iatniwdoh nyd, i idst e esmov ulrnbaele saon d
inevyi ttaob Wlafsac iilv?i liinzdaetaeinado dn v anscteatdgh eal tet fhte
tirbbaelh ionrwd a,s ttirhbeaa llw awyistu hsi ns omfeo rbme,c kounsi ng
bacHko?w fforamrt hter isbtaaclto euw leds r t�wyi thgooiuntag d rift
anfdo unidneFgro?Tr oy nbtehete h reatternioibnnte ghsf e ir ngecsi voif­
liza(tti"hoxeent r enparlo rlietat)"wa ernee vseodr a ngearsto hu"esaf il­
uroefw ililn"sc iidvei lization itself.
Well-stpoucbkalenidcdc o llleigrbeirs eaesn tt oSm ceh nohpaeuaenrd
NietztsocH heeg,ea ln dM arx(n adm orien tergelys,te islnE)tn,og
ScwheitSzaerertF,,rr eaundSd,p enrag,n lpder oeddualc ootfi nrfmoation
anedv emno rpeu zzleTmheiwnsat as.l l soomfeas t thrifanoiagryn o ung
felwlhoowms aei inn tewreerspeto sl irtuig,cb sryg,lai sn,md u sic-more