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Rest Days: A Study in Early Law and Morality explores how communities around the world used rest days, taboos, and sacred times to shape law, morality, and daily life. This scholarly work surveys many cultures to show how quiet periods of abstinence and restraint emerged from deep social needs.
The book traces: how communal rest days relate to festivals, the marking of holy times, and the connections between taboos, market rhythms, and lunar cycles. It provides a broad, evidence-based look at the roots of modern ideas about sacred days and social order.
- Origins and meaning of tabooed days across different cultures
- How holy days and festivals are tied to abstinence from work
- Patterns of market weeks, lunar observances, and seasonal rest
- Cross-cultural evidence from Polynesia, Africa, Asia, Europe, and beyond
Ideal for readers interested in anthropology, history, and the roots of social norms surrounding rest and morality.
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What perhaps might be described as the first edition of this work appeared in 1911 in the University Studies of the University of Nebraska. The title of the original monograph has been retained for the present volume, in which the same line of argument is followed and the same conclusions are reached. After a lapse of nearly five years I have not felt the necessity of modifying, to any essential degree, the results of the earlier investigation. The book, then, differs from its predecessor chiefly in providing a more extensive collection of the relevant data.
Although much has been written on the Jewish Sabbath and the Christian Sunday, and on the assumed Babylonian prototype of these institutions, little inquiry has hitherto been made into the rest days so commonly observed outside the Semitic area in antiquity and later ages. The principal reason for this neglect of the comparative aspects of the subject must doubtless be found in the still imperfect appreciation of the fact that the great institutions of modern civilization have their roots in the beliefs and customs, and often in the superstitions, of savage and barbarian society. It will be the task of social anthropology, by an impressive accumulation of evidence, to make this truth a commonplace of popular knowledge.
Among the friends and correspondents who have aided me by criticisms and suggestions I wish particularly to mention Dr. Crawford H. Toy, now Professor Emeritus in Harvard University, and Dr. Louis H. Gray, now Assistant Editor of Hastings's Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics. Mr. G. D. Swezey, Professor of Astronomy in the University of Nebraska, was good enough to help me in some troublesome details relating to the calendar.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the fascinating world of rest days, exploring their origins and significance across diverse cultures and throughout history. The author contends that rest days, often perceived as a practical necessity for relaxation, have deeper roots in superstitions and the fear of the unknown. The concept of "taboo" takes center stage, with the author tracing its Polynesian origins and its counterparts in various societies. Examining practices from Hawaii to Borneo, Africa to ancient Greece and Rome, the book reveals how communities have employed taboos to regulate behavior and maintain social order. The exploration extends beyond "taboo" to encompass rest days associated with critical junctures in community life, such as death, religious festivals, and market cycles. Lunar cycles and their influence on rest day practices, including the development of calendars and the seven-day week, are also examined. The book culminates in an analysis of the Hebrew Sabbath and the Christian Sunday, shedding light on their historical development and connection to earlier traditions. By unraveling the complex tapestry of rest day observances, this book challenges our understanding of their purpose and reveals their enduring impact on human societies. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330874684_0
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