the ethnological notebooks of karl marx - Marxists Internet Archive

signalized by means of the marginal lines some 130 passages from hisexcerpts and notes from Morgan, of which 2 5 relate to comments of hisown (the total is rounded because some marginalia cover both his owninterpolations and materials other than his own). Some of these havebeen made known by Engels. Their interest is manifold: they are, first,the passages singled out by Marx for their exceptional importance;second, they appear to be applied to raise certain points (against AchilleLoria, J. G. Bachofen, etc.). If they are examined carefully from theviewpoint of their content, context, sequence, etc., they may providesome insight into the nature and form of Marx’s intention for his ownwork in this substantive field. But this is to be left for future discussion,in which others will participate, and here we will limit ourselves to thesole task of presenting the evidence and oudining the problem. A listingof these passages follows:TA B LE II. Marginal lines drawn besideExcerpts p. Morgan excerpts Marx’s own comments3 Tillage, inclosed gardens4 Lucretius, reference to cultivation.Promiscuity and horde life9 Herodotus on Massagetae. Commonhousing in Venezuelan tribes10 The same in Brazil (bohios)13 Communism of consanguine and South Slavs, Russianspunaluan families, syndyasmian; (2 references)Communal households; Wright onlong-houses; common property14 Old Britons15 Patriarchal authority over property Fourier, the family and the State “16 Monogamous family; Gaius. Ger- South Slavs; family and slaverymanic household19 Family and social system; sex equality20 Hetaerism21* Communal property of savages;x InheritanceMore advanced tribes lifted thosebelow. Tribal lands in Common.Property.22-23* Increase in amounts of property23 Metals first for ornament. Calendarfor measuring time24* Accumulation of property. Communalproperty. Blankets and yarn25* Plutarch on Solon; State and individ- jual property. Lands in common26* Homeric trade. Joint and individual Loria and passion for property 6property25