The Origin of Holidays and History of Games

ISBN-13: 9781548797256 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 106 str.

Harlow Gale; Edward B. Tylor

Opis

This book published in "History and Civilization Collection," deals with the historical beginnings and development of holidays and Games. "As ballads are the essence of a people's history, so holidays are the free utterance of their character. Spontaneity is always valuable evidence, and holidays are in their beginnings purely spontaneous. They furnish psychically an excellent example of reflex action..."