 | Jacques Waardenburg - 1999 - 772 pages
...'spiritualistic philosophy' to 'materialistic philosophy', and that he sees in this doctrine '. . . the groundwork of the Philosophy of Religion, from that of savages up to that of civilized men' (p. 215). From his statement at the end that the deepest of all religious schisms is '. . . that which... | |
 | Roberto Cipriani - 296 pages
...transmission, but from first to last preserving an unbroken continuity, into the midst of high modem culture Animism is, in fact, the groundwork of the Philosophy...from that of savages up to that of civilized men. (Tylor [1871] 1958:11, 10) As far as magic is concerned, Tylor expressed a rather negative opinion:... | |
 | D. Z. Phillips - 2001 - 348 pages
...be the meaning of our own childish days.' 9 For Tylor, 'Animism is, in fact, the groundwork of that Philosophy of Religion, from that of savages up to that of civilized men.' 10 This is because the anthropomorphic tendencies we see in children in relation to their toys are... | |
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Animism is, in fact, the groundwork of the Philosophy of Religion, from that of savages up to that of civilized men. 
