Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. PART I The Study of Primitive Law
5. 1 The Cultural Background of Law 1
6. 2 What is Law? 18
7. 3 Methods and Techniques 29
8. 4 Fundamental Legal Concepts as Applied in the Study of Primitive Law 46
9. PART II Primitive Law-ways
10. 5 The Eskimo: Rudimentary Law in a Primitive Anarchy 67
11. 6 The Ifugao: Private Law tn Northern Luzon 100
12. 7 Comanche, Kiowa and Cheyenne: Plains Indian Law in Development 127
13. 8 The Trobriand Islanders: Primitive Law as Seen by Bronislaw Malinowski 177
14. 9 The Ashanti: Constitutional Monarchy and the Triumph of Public Law 211
15. PART III Law and Society
16. 10 Religion, Magic, and Law 257
17. 11 The Functions of Law 275
18. 12 The Trend of the Law 288
19. Bibliography 335
20. Index 351