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"Social Rule - A Study of the Will to Power" is a fascinating treatise on society by Elsie C. Parsons, exploring in particular how power structures are created and operate within various different cultures around the world and in history. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in anthropology or sociology, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Parson's seminal work. Contents include: "The Satisfaction - from The Social Categories", "Juniors", "Women", "Slaves And Servants", "Wage-Earners", "'Backward' Peoples", "Delinquents And Defectives", "The 'Lower' Animals", "The Dead", "The Good", "Self", "The Satisfaction from Science", etc. Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons (1875 - 1941) was an American sociologist, anthropologist, folklorist, and feminist. She was famous for studying Native American tribes including the Tewa and Hopi, as well as for helping found "The New School". She was elected the first female president of the American Anthropological Association (1941) just before her death. Other notable works by this author include: "The Social Organization of the Tewa of New Mexico" (1929), "Hopi and Zuni Ceremonialism" (1933), and "Pueblo Indian Religion" (1939). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.

First published in 1914, "Fear and Conventionality" is a fascinating study of society's conventions, rules, and manners by Elsie Clews Parsons. It explores the very reasons why we have things such as hospitality and social etiquette, with reference to different cultures, history, and much more. Contents include: "On Not Talking to Strangers", "Travellers", "Hospitality: The Guest", "Hospitality: The Host", "Instructions and Disinfectant Rites", "Caste", "A Postscript on Chivalry", "Acquaintances", "Presents", "Calling", "Entering", "Between the Sexes", "Marriage", etc. Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons (1875 - 1941) was an American sociologist, anthropologist, folklorist, and feminist. She was famous for studying Native American tribes including the Tewa and Hopi, as well as for helping found "The New School". She was elected the first female president of the American Anthropological Association (1941) just before her death. Other notable works by this author include: "The Social Organization of the Tewa of New Mexico" (1929), "Hopi and Zuni Ceremonialism" (1933), and "Pueblo Indian Religion" (1939). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.

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Synthesizes and compares the religious beliefs and ceremonials of the Pueblo Indians of Arizona and New Mexico. This title gives an integrated picture of the complex religious and social life in the pueblos, including Zuni, Acoma, Laguna, Taos, Isleta, Sandia, Jemez, cochiti, Santa Clara, San Felipe, Santa Domingo, San Juan, and the Hopi villages.

The rich religious beliefs and ceremonials of the Pueblo Indians of Arizona and New Mexico were first synthesized and compared by ethnologist Elsie Clews Parsons. In this title, the author gives an integrated picture of the religious and social life in the pueblos, including Zuni, Jemez, Cochiti, Santa Domingo, San Juan, and the Hopi villages.