Download or read book Revival: Primitive Mentality (1923) written by Lucien Levy-Bruhl and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primitive mind does not differentiate the supernatural from reality, but rather uses "mystical participation" to manipulate the world. According to Bruhl, moreover, the primitive mind doesn't address contradictions. The modern mind, by contrast, uses reflection and logic. Bruhl believed in a historical and evolutionary teleology leading from the primitive mind to the modern mind.