Magic, science and religion. 2nd edition. Malinovsky B.

The book includes the works of an outstanding British anthropologist, the founder of functionalism in anthropology and sociology of Bronislav Kaspar Malinovsky (1884-1942). Based on numerous field studies, Malinovsky gives a lively description of knowledge and skills, customs, intellectual creativity of the inhabitants of the Tobrian archipelago, helping the reader more deeply understand their worldview and see the deep motives of their behavior. The book is opened by the preface by R. Redfield and analytical articles by I. Strensky and K. Levi-Straz, which reveal the significance of the scientific contribution of B. Malinovsky.

The book can be useful to historians of culture, religious scholars, philosophers and all those interested in the sources of human civilization.