02118cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000290012624500340015526400510018930000470024033600260028733700260031333800360033950000310037550800770040652011400048353400450162365300240166865300130169270000440170585600430174945724UtSlPG20260610134041.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a03017820  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHQ1 aLang, Andrew,d1844-191210aSocial Origins and Primal Law 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-05-23  aMarc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive)  a"Social Origins and Primal Law" by Andrew Lang and J. J. Atkinson is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work examines the origins of social structures, specifically focusing on the evolution of family and marriage customs among primitive societies, exploring concepts like totemism and exogamy. It aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of early human relationships and the complex laws governing marriage among various tribes.  The opening portion of the work introduces the authors and their motivations, particularly highlighting Atkinson's theories on totemism and moral laws regarding family structures. Lang outlines Atkinson's background, detailing his observations of the customs of New Caledonia's natives and the anthropological debates surrounding family history. The introduction sets up a discourse on the historical evolution of social institutions, the significance of sexual jealousy in early human relationships, and the complexities of existing marriage laws among primitive tribes, all of which shape the upcoming analytical chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMarriage -- History  aTotemism1 aAtkinson, J. J.q(James Jasper),d-189940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45724