- Prologue: The Miracle and the Drumbeats
- 1. Time out of Mind: Tribal Tempo and Civilized Temporality
- 2. The Human in Human Rights: Tribal Needs and Civilized Ideals
- 3. The Kindness of Strangers: Tribalism and the Trials of Democracy
- 4. Sects and Evolution: Tribal Splits and Creedal Schisms
- 5. Which Ten Commandments?: Tribal Taboo and Priestly Morality
- 6. Incest and In-Laws: Tribal Norms and Civilized Narratives
- 7. Forbidden Partners: Ancient Themes in Modern Literature
- 8. In the Company of Men: Tribal Bonds in Warrior Epics
- 9. Playing by the Rules: Savage Rhythms and Civilized Rhymes
- 10. Seafood and Civilization: From Tribal to Complex Society
- 11. The Route to Civilization: From Tribal to Political Society
- 12. Open Societies and Closed Minds: Tribalism versus Civilization
- 13. The Old Adam and the Last Man: Taming the Savage Mind
- Epilogue: The Dream-Man
- Appendix: Transitional Time at the Edge of Chaos
- Notes and References
- Acknowledgments
- Index
The Tribal Imagination
Civilization and the Savage Mind
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Publication Date: 03/08/2011
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