Freud challenges: lack of anthropological evidence for primal horde

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  • Created by: gemshort
  • Created on: 23-04-18 13:59

The whole theory of the horde was based on Darwin's theories, which were just mere speculation

  • It is now thought that there was much greater variety in the way people were grouped and it is unlikely they were exclusively in hordes
  • By Freud's own admission, the primal horde had never been observed
  • It is claimed that Darwin's words have been taken out of context and exaggerated - the primal horde is a concept Darwin would not recognise and is completely Freud's construction
  • There is no evidence that…

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