Ancient Society

Researches in the Lines of Human Progress from Savagery through Barbarism to Civilization

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2685084
AutoresElisabeth Tooker, Lewis Henry Morgan, Lewis Morgan
EditoresAshley Montagu
Ano2022
Páginas472
Data de publicação2022-08-16
Open AccessNão
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoAncient Society (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraUniversity of Arizona Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/j.ctv2vt02gj
OpenAlexW4294010381
Open LibraryOL39762047M
ISBN9780816550616
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3

Lewis Henry Morgan's *Ancient Society*, originally published in 1877, is a foundational work in anthropology and sociology. It presents Morgan's theory of social evolution, arguing that human societies progress through three distinct stages: savagery, barbarism, and civilization. These stages are further divided into lower, middle, and upper sub-stages, each marked by technological advancements and corresponding changes in kinship systems, property ownership, and political organization. Morgan supports his theory with extensive ethnographic data, primarily focusing on Indigenous societies of North America and elsewhere, tracing the evolution of family structures and governance. While some of Morgan's specific conclusions have been challenged by later scholarship, *Ancient Society* remains a significant text for its influence on anthropological thought and its contribution to the understanding of social evolution

Archaeology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations · History · Water management and technologies · ancient · Ancient Civilization · Anthropology · civilization · description and travel · Ethnology · Families · Family · Gamilaraay · Gamilaroi · Growth · Indigenous peoples · Kamilaroi people (D23) (NSW SH55-12) · Narrinjeri people (S69) (SA SI54-13) · Ngarrindjeri · Political anthropology · Prehistoric peoples · Primitive societies · Primitive Society · Social evolution · Social life and customs · Social structure · Social systems · Sociology · Urgesellschaft