Myth and Cosmos: Readings in Mythology and Symbolism (Texas Press sourcebooks in anthropology)

This VOLUME is concerned with some of the ways in which people conceive of their society and the world in which it is set. There seem to be certain virtually universal concepts which are used to do this: a beUef in a Creator Spirit (or God), usually remote from men although believed to have been in contact with them at the beginning of the world; beliefs in various intermediaries between this spiritual power and men-deities, ancestors and so on; and beliefs in various himian mtermediaries who have the power to move from the sphere of ordinary mortals to that of the Creator Spirit—diviners, priests, prophets, shamans and others. People express these and related ideas in various ways—by myth, legend, folktale, by notions of time and space. They also express them in action, by sacrifice, prayer and the like; but in this volume we are concerned with the former only, with beUefs, concepts and symbols. Other ways are described in the two companion volumes of readings, Gods and Rituals and Magic, Witchcrafty and Curing, The study of myth and cosmology has a long history. They have been studied by folklorists, interested mainly in motifs and their evolution and distribution; by psychologists, interested in what can be discovered from them about the individual psyche; by linguists; by historians of religion, interested mainly in the world religions; and lastly by anthropologists. The accounts in this volume are by anthropologists who, despite many differences in their views and aims, are nonetheless all concerned with a fairly similar set of problems and who all have a fairly similar viewpoint. Middleton, J. Introduction.--leach, E. R. Genesis As Myth.--lévi-strauss, C. Four Winnebago Myths.--burridge, K. O. L. Social Implications Of Some Tangu Myths.--middleton, J. Some Social Aspects Of Lugbara Myth.--moore, S. F. Descent And Symbolic Filiation.--leach, E. R. Magical Hair.--evans-pritchard, E. E. The Nuer Concept Of Spirit In Its Relation To The Social Order.--evans-pritchard, E. E. A Problem Of Nuer Religious Thought.--wilson, M. Nyakyusa Ritual And Symbolism.--faron, L. C. Symbolic Values And The Integration Of Society Among The Mapuche Of Chile.--read, K. E. Morality And The Concept Of The Person Among The Gahuku-gama.--douglas, M. Animals In Lele Religious Thought.--turner, V. W. Themes In The Symbolism Of Ndembu Hunting Ritual.--needham, R. Blood, Thunder, And Mockery Of Animals.--beidelman, T. O. Hyena And Rabbit.--pocock, D. F. The Anthropology Of Time-reckoning.--bohannan, P. Concepts Of Time Among The Tiv Of Nigeria.--littlejohn, J. The Temne House. Edited By John Middleton. Reprint Of The Ed. Published For The American Museum Of Natural History By The Natural History Press, Garden City, N.y., Issued In Series: American Museum Sourcebooks In Anthropology. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [349]-356. Reprint of the ed. published for the American Museum of Natural History by the Natural History Press, Garden City, N.Y., issued in series: American sourcebooks in anthropology Bibliography: p. [349]-356 Includes index Introduction / Middleton -- Genesis as myth / E.R. Leach -- Four Winnebago myths / C. Levi-Strauss -- Social implications of some Tangu myths / K.O.L. Burridge -- Some social aspects of Lugbara myth / J. Middleton -- Descent and symbolic filiation / S.F. Moore -- Magical hair / E.R. Leachr -- Nuer concept of spirit in its relation to the social order / E.E. Evans-Pritchard -- Problem of Nuer religious thought / E.E. Evans-Pritchard -- Nyakyusa ritual and symbolism / M. Wilson -- Symbolic values and the integration of society among the Mapuche of Chile / L.C. Faron -- Morality and the concept of the person among the Gahuku-Gama / K.E. Read -- Animals in Lele religious thought / M. Douglas -- Themes in the symbolism of Ndembu hunting ritual / V.W. Turner -- Blood, thunder, and mockery of animals / R. Needham -- Hyena and rabbit / T.O. Beidelman -- Anthropology of time-reckoning / D.F. Pocock -- Concepts of time among the Tiv Nigeria / P. Bohannan -- Temne house / J. Littlejohn JOHN MiDDLETON, Introduction ix 1 EDMUND R. LEACH, Gcnesis OS Myth 1 2 CLAUDE LEVi-STRAUSS, FouF Winnebago Myths: A Structural Sketch 15 3 KENELM o. L. BURRiDGE, Social Implications of Some Tangu Myths 27 4 JOHN MIDDLETON, Somc Social Aspects of Lugbara Myth 47 5 SALLY FALK MOORE, Descent and Symbolic Filiation 63 6 EDMUND R. LEACH, Magical Hair 77 7 E. E. EVANs-PRiTCHARD, The Nuer Concept of Spirit in its Relation to the Social Order 109 8 E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD, A Problem of Nuer Religious Thought 127 9 MONICA WILSON, Nyakyusa Ritual and Symbolism 149 10 LOUIS c. FARON, Symbolic Values and the Integration of Society among the Mapuche of Chile 167 11 K. E. READ, Morality and the Concept of the Person among the Gahuku-Gama 185 12 MARY DOUGLAS, Animals in Lele Religious Thought 231 13 VICTOR w. TURNER, Thcmcs in the Symbolism of Ndembu Hunting Ritual 249 14 RODNEY NEEDHAM, Blood, Thunder, and Mockery of Animals 271 15 THOMAS o. BEIDELMAN, Hyena and Rabbit 287 16 DAVID F. POCOCK, The Anthropology of Time-Reckoning 303 17 PAUL BOHANNAN, Conccpts of Time among the Tiv of Nigeria 315 18 JAMES LITTLEJOHN, The Temne House 331 BIBLIOGRAPHY 349 INDEX 357 Essays by anthropologists who relate some of the ways in which people conceive of their society and the world in which it is set. Middleton, J. Introduction.-- Leach, E.R. Genesis as myth.-- Lvi-Strauss, C. Four Winnebago myths.-- Burridge, K.O.L. Social implications of some Tangu myths.-- Middleton, J. Some social aspects of Lugbara myth.-- Moore, S.F. Descent and symbolic filiation.-- Leach, E.R. Magical hair.--Evans-Pritchard, E.E. The Nuer concept of spirit in its relation to the social order.-- Evans-Pritchard, E.E.A problem of Nuer religious thought.-- Wilson, M. Nyakyusa ritual and symbolism.-- Faron, L.C. Symbolic values and the integration of society among the Mapuche of Chile.-- Read, K.E. Morality and the concept of the person among the Gahuku-Gama.-- Douglas, M. Animals in Lele religious thought.-- Turner, V.W. Themes in the symbolism of Ndembu hunting ritual.--Needham, R. Blood, thunder, and mockery of animals.-- Beidelman, T.O. Hyena and rabbit.-- Pocock, D.F. The anthropology of time-reckoning.-- Bohannan, P. Concepts of time among the Tiv of Nigeria.-- Littlejohn, J. The Temne House Middleton, J. Introduction. Leach, E. R. Genesis as myth. Lévi-Strauss, C. Four Winnebago myths. Burridge, K. O. L. Social implications of some Tangu myths. Middleton, J. Some social aspects of Lugbara myth. Moore, S. F. Descent and symbolic filiation. Leach, E. R. Magical hair. Evans-Pritchard, E. E. The Nuer concept of spirit in its relation to the social order. Evans-Pritchard, E. E. A problem of Nuer religious thought. Wilson, M. Nyakyusa ritual and symbolism. Faron, L. C. Symbolic values and the integration of society among the Mapuche of Chile. Read, K. E. Morality and the concept of the person among the Gahuku-Gama. Douglas, M. Animals in Lele religious thought. Turner, V. W. Themes in the symbolism of Ndembu hunting ritual. Needham, R. Blood, thunder, and mockery of animals. Beidelman, T. O. Hyena and rabbit. Pocock, D. F. The anthropology of time-reckoning. Bohannan, P. Concepts of time among the Tiv of Nigeria. Littlejohn, J. The Temne House. http://www.archive.org/details/mythcosmosreadin00midd