TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



Indians Totemism among the native tribes of Australia 

 'The magical Intichiuma ceremonies Initiation cere- 

 monies Magic : imitative and sympathetic Indian^ 

 medicine-men Primitive religion; animism Theories 

 of the human soul The religion of ancestor-worship 

 The economic life of primitive peoples The undeveloped 

 sense of value ; no idea of exchange Exchange originat- 

 ing in gift -giving, propitiation, offering The origin of a 

 generally acceptable medium of exchange: money No 

 competition in primitive society Hindrances in super- 

 stition to the growth of economic ideas The role of 

 slavery. 



ix THE TRANSITION FROM TRIBAL SOCIETY TO CIVIL SOCIETY . 278-296 



The transition gradual and due to many causes Metro- 

 nymic and Patronymic organization of society Marriage 

 by capture and marriage by purchase The patriarchal 

 kindred and the pastoral system The patriarchal kin- 

 dred and the agricultural system Ancestor-worship and 

 the patriarchal kindred Tribal feudalism The five 

 generation group of the patriarchal kindred The new 

 basis of social organization in allegiance The change 

 from customary to positiYe law The institution 

 of slavery and the creation of a surplus The growth of 

 markets and the beginnings of commerce The dispos- 

 able surplus and leisure Civilization results from the 

 creation of a surplus. 



INDEX . . 299-306 



