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This volume offers a sweeping look at how societies across the globe have marked love, marriage, birth, religion, superstition, daily life and death. Drawing on the research of numerous specialists, it moves from the bustling markets of West Africa to the snow‑capped villages of the Arctic, revealing the rituals that bind families and communities together. The narrative weaves historical background with vivid descriptions of ceremonies, allowing listeners to hear the cadence of each tradition.
Accompanying the spoken text are detailed references to more than four hundred illustrations, including colour plates that bring dances, costumes and funerary rites to life. By preserving original spellings and typographic quirks, the recording retains the scholarly flavor of the early twentieth‑century source while remaining clear for modern ears. Listeners will come away with a richer appreciation of humanity’s shared milestones, seen through the diverse lenses of cultures that have shaped our world.
Full title
Die Sitten der Völker, Dritter Band Liebe, Ehe, Heirat, Geburt, Religion, Aberglaube, Lebensgewohnheiten, Kultureigentümlichkeiten, Tod und Bestattung bei allen Völkern der Erde Liebe, Ehe, Heirat, Geburt, Religion, Aberglaube, Lebensgewohnheiten, Kultureigentümlichkeiten, Tod und Bestattung bei allen Völkern der Erde
Language
de
Duration
~15 hours (869K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Germany: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1916.
Credits
Peter Becker, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2022-03-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1863–1942
A physician by training, he became a prolific popularizer of ethnology and anthropology for German readers. His books and editorial work helped bring cross-cultural history, medicine, and folklore to a wider audience in the early 20th century.
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