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Taboo, Magic, Sprits: A Study of Primitive Elements in Ro...

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EARLY man, in common with present-day savages, was unable to form correct inferences concerning the world about him. The reason for this seems to lie in the ignorance and in the intensely powerful imagination of the savage, which make him unable to distinguish truth from error. This characteristic, in turn, may be due to the fact that the brain of the savage is not developed enough physiologically to enable him to form correct associations and to draw correct inferences.

Taboo, Magic, Sprits: A Study of Primitive Elements in Ro...

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