Need help with cite
- From: "George Dance" <georgedance04@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: 4 Mar 2007 10:24:51 -0800
Can anyone help me track down who first presented this theory about
the origins of primitive trade? I read it years ago, but have long
since forgotten the author - IIRC t was Leon Louw, but I'm really not
sure - and no longer have access to the original source.
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In prehistoric times, rival
tribes trading with each other did not speak at all, or even meet.
Tribe A simply left goods in a desgnated spot; Tribe B would come
along and, if they liked the goods, take them and leave goods of
their
own; if Tribe A liked that, the trades would continue. Most of the
tribespeople didn't even know there was trading going on, due to lack
of free speech; the official spokesmen (the priests) spread the lie
that the gods had provided. (Meaning that everyone got to witness
the power of the gods first-hand.)
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