“The old notion that the savage is the freest of mankind is the reverse of the truth. He is a slave, not indeed to a visible master, but to the past, to the spirits of his dead forefathers, who haunt his steps from birth to death, and rule him with a rod of iron.” PastSpiritStepsMankindMastersBirthSlaveNotionVisibleIronReverseSavagesForefathers Author:James G. Frazer
“Some of the old laws of Israel are clearly savage taboos of a familiar type thinly disguised as commands of the Deity.” LawAtheismTypeIsraelPositive AtheismFamiliarCommandSavagesDeitiesTaboo Author:James G. Frazer
“This doctrine of transmigration or reincarnation of the soul is found among many tribes of savages” SoulFoundDoctrineReincarnationSavagesTribes Author:James G. Frazer
“The awe and dread with which the untutored savage contemplates his mother-in-law are amongst the most familiar facts of anthropology.” MenFactsLawMotherFamilyAtheismMen And WomenPositive AtheismFamiliarAweDreadContemplatingSavagesIn-lawsAnthropologyMother In LawFamily Man Author:James G. Frazer
