Myth, Ritual And Religion — volume 1
Myth, Ritual And Religion — volume 1
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The Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal, are remote from any shores, and are protected from foreign influences by dangerous coral reefs, and by the reputed ferocity and cannibalism of the natives. These areNegritos, and are commonly spoken of as most abject savages. They arenot, however, without distinctions of rank; they are clean, modest, moral after marriage, and most strict in the observance of prohibiteddegrees. Unlike the Australians, they use bows and arrows, but aresaid to be inca...pable of striking a light, and, at all events, find theprocess so difficult that, like the Australians and the farmer in theOdyssey, (1) they are compelled "to hoard the seeds of fire". Theirmythology contains explanations of the origin of men and animals, and oftheir own customs and language.
(1) Odyssey, v. 490.
The Andamanese, long spoken of as "godless, " owe much to Mr. Man, anEnglish official, who has made a most careful study of their beliefs. (1)So extraordinary is the contradiction between the relative purityand morality of the RELIGION and the savagery of the myths of theAndamanese, that, in the first edition of this work, I insisted thatthe "spiritual god" of the faith must have been "borrowed from the samequarter as the stone house" in which he is mythically said to live.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
20.
The Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal, are remote from any shores, and are protected from foreign influences by dangerous coral reefs, and by the reputed ferocity and cannibalism of the natives. These areNegritos, and are commonly spoken of as most abject savages. They arenot, however, without distinctions of rank; they are clean, modest, moral after marriage, and most strict in the observance of prohibiteddegrees. Unlike the Australians, they use bows and arrows, but aresaid to be inca...pable of striking a light, and, at all events, find theprocess so difficult that, like the Australians and the farmer in theOdyssey, (1) they are compelled "to hoard the seeds of fire". Theirmythology contains explanations of the origin of men and animals, and oftheir own customs and language.
(1) Odyssey, v. 490.
The Andamanese, long spoken of as "godless, " owe much to Mr. Man, anEnglish official, who has made a most careful study of their beliefs. (1)So extraordinary is the contradiction between the relative purityand morality of the RELIGION and the savagery of the myths of theAndamanese, that, in the first edition of this work, I insisted thatthe "spiritual god" of the faith must have been "borrowed from the samequarter as the stone house" in which he is mythically said to live.
What to read after Myth, Ritual And Religion — volume 1?
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