Edward Tylor
Anthropology
British
1832 – 1917
105 quotes
Considered one of the founders of cultural anthropology, known for his definition of culture and his theory of unilinear cultural evolution.
Quotes by Edward Tylor
On art: 'Symbols in art encode the soul of a people.'
Book
1881
Comeback: 'To call it primitive is to misunderstand its profundity.'
Speech
1890
Key: 'The wheel of culture turns slowly but surely.'
Book
1871
Observation: 'Rituals preserve the essence of communal life.'
Book
1881
Final words: 'Continue the work; knowledge endures.'
Deathbed
1917