Bronisław Malinowski Quote

An order given in battle, an instruction issued by the master of a sailing ship, a cry for help, are as powerful in modifying the course of events as any other bodily act...You utter a vow or forge a signature and you may find yourself bound for life to a monastery, a woman or prison.


Coral Gardens and Their Magic: The language of magic and gardening (ed. 1965)


An order given in battle, an instruction issued by the master of a sailing ship, a cry for help, are as powerful in modifying the course of events as ...

An order given in battle, an instruction issued by the master of a sailing ship, a cry for help, are as powerful in modifying the course of events as ...

An order given in battle, an instruction issued by the master of a sailing ship, a cry for help, are as powerful in modifying the course of events as ...

An order given in battle, an instruction issued by the master of a sailing ship, a cry for help, are as powerful in modifying the course of events as ...