The Concept of Myth and the Problem of Psychocultural Evolution

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American AnthropologistVolume 52, Issue 1 p. 16-26 Free Access The Concept of Myth and the Problem of Psychocultural Evolution1 DAVID BIDNEY, DAVID BIDNEYSearch for more papers by this author DAVID BIDNEY, DAVID BIDNEYSearch for more papers by this author First published: January‐March 1950 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1950.52.1.02a00030Citations: 6 1 A briefer version of this paper was read at the XXIX International Congress of Americanists held in New York, September 5–12, 1949. Some of the ideas here developed were originally presented before a meeting of the American Anthropological Association held in Toronto, Canada, Dec. 1948. The research involved in the writing of this paper is part of a larger project on theoretical anthropology being sponsored by the Viking Fund of New York City. AboutReferencesRelatedInformationPDFPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessClose modalShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Bidney, D., 1940, The Pyschology and Ethics of Spinoza, New Haven. Bidney, D., 1949, On the Philosophical Anthropology of Ernst Cassirer and its Relation to the History of Anthropological Thought, in The Philosophy of Ernst Cassirer, ed. P. A. Schilpp, pp. 467– 544, Evanston. Bidney, D., 1949, The Concept of Meta-Anthropology and its Significance for Contemporary Anthropological Science, in Ideological Differences and World Order, ed. F. S. C. Northrop, pp. 323– 355, New Haven. Boas, Franz, 1915, Mythology and Folk-Tales of the North American Indians, in Anthropology in North America, by Franz Boas and others, New York. Boas, Franz, 1938, The Mind of Primitive Man, rev. ed., New York. Boas, Franz, 1944, Mythology and Folklore, in General Anthropology, ed. Franz Boas, War Dept. Washington. Dunham, Barrows, 1947, Man Against Myth, Boston. Gayley, G. M., 1911, The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art, Boston. Langer, Susanne K., 1948, Philosophy in a New Key, Pelican Books Edition, New York. Lowie, Robert H., 1948, Primitive Religion, rev. ed., New York. de Lys, Claudia, 1948, A Treasury of American Superstitions, New York. MacIver, R. M., 1947, The Web of Government, New York. Malinowski, Bronislaw, 1948, Magic, Science and Religion, collected essays, Boston. Spinoza, Baruch, 1906, Tractatus Theologico-Politicus, ed. R. H. M. Elwes, London. Tylor, E. B., 1873, Primitive Culture, London. Wundt, Wilhelm, 1916, Elements of Folk Psychology, New York. Young, Kimball, 1944, Social Psychology, New York. Citing Literature Volume52, Issue1January‐March 1950Pages 16-26 ReferencesRelatedInformation RecommendedThe Myth of the DamPETER GEISER, American AnthropologistLévi‐Strauss on the Oedipus Myth: A ReconsiderationMichael P. Carroll, American AnthropologistTransnational Migration and the Nationalization of Ethnic Identity among Japanese Brazilian Return MigrantsTakeyuki Tsuda, EthosThe Nature of Myth and SocietyRUBIN GOTESKY, American Anthropologistgender ideology and nationalism in the culture and politics of IcelandDAVID KOESTER, American Ethnologist