A reconsideration of Lévi-Strauss’s work on symbolism and myth. by Chris Knight. This thesis presents and tests a new theory of human cultural origins. The point of departure is an economic finding: unlike non-human primates when they engage in hunting, human hunters normatively do not eat their own kills. This apparent self-denial, it is argued, […]

A Study of the Origins of Sentiments and Institutions. by Robert Briffault. The learned Swiss jurist Bachofen, who was the first to draw attention to some of the evidence showing the prevalence at one time of feminine dominance, suggests that women rebelled in disgust at the promiscuity imposed by male rule… But nothing could be […]