He helped to defeat degenerationism by showing that high cultures in many cases originated as low cultures, defining culture as "that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society."
He helped to defeat degenerationism by showing that high cultures in many cases originated as low cultures, defining culture as "that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society." He visited Mexico with Henry Christy, and his time in that nation led to his work Anahuac, or Mexico and the Mexicans. That was followed by Researches into the Early History of Mankind, which helped build his reputation in the field. Yet he's better known for researching the development of mythology, philosophy, religion, language, art, and custom is his magnum opus. FTP, name this British anthropologist, author of Primitive Culture.
He helped to defeat degenerationism by showing that high cultures in many cases originated as low cultures, defining culture as "that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society."
Edward {Tylor}