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Page 137
... groups . Floor plans for houses vary from group to group depending on whether or not a house will be occupied by an extended family and whether there are cultural pre- scriptions for certain parts of the house . In the central highlands ...
... groups . Floor plans for houses vary from group to group depending on whether or not a house will be occupied by an extended family and whether there are cultural pre- scriptions for certain parts of the house . In the central highlands ...
Page 546
... groups that pursue particular and selfish ends . The chief and most obvious of such groups is the mili- tary . Military prowess was a major qualification for polit- ical leadership in primitive societies ; the search for mili- tary ...
... groups that pursue particular and selfish ends . The chief and most obvious of such groups is the mili- tary . Military prowess was a major qualification for polit- ical leadership in primitive societies ; the search for mili- tary ...
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... group alone . Such exclusive groups may understand their distinct status over against other groups on the basis of a divine mission in the world ( e.g. , Judaism , Christianity , and Islām ) , of clan , social , or initiatory ...
... group alone . Such exclusive groups may understand their distinct status over against other groups on the basis of a divine mission in the world ( e.g. , Judaism , Christianity , and Islām ) , of clan , social , or initiatory ...
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