Historical Particularism 1-1

Critic of grand theories. Member of baffin island expedition 1883.

Research in eskimos ands protested against human rights violation. Study Kwakiutl Indian tribes. 

cephalic index study.

Studied language culture race history growth nutrition.

Studied primitive art and argue that it is more complex than modern art. Book 1911 the mind of primitive man. 1927 book primitive art. 1940 book race language and culture.

criticize post revolutionary and diffusionist scholars for their grand theories because they don't have enough data on primitive society.

Study of particular culture manner

he said. Speculation of origin of myth from mind given by Taylor cannot be proven.

Is concept of culture. Culture is historically determined. Not just created by man. Human beings learn rather than create culture and human behaviour and leaves reflect not his intelligence but cultural tradition in which they are waste. Culture has iron hold over individual. 

Promoted cultural relativism.