1 10 1 https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/372cbd0f9d2ee4305c32f8714bbfa6ee.png ec3b1c2f03dff36a714839a6817feba9 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Metadata Creator Gabby Kiser Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Essay "Savage or Civilized?" Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Monthly Musings, University of Richmond Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource essays literary magazines Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond (Va.) Description An account of the resource This 1877 essay from <em>Monthly Musings</em>, the predecessor to the <em>Messenger</em> literary magazine, argues against the Theory of Evolution. It begins with the assertion that the belief that men were once "savages" is currently fashionable. The writer looks to ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, Chinese, and Cushites and asserts that they were not savage people, nor were they ever, pointing to things such as monuments, agriculture, and domestication of animals. However, at the end of the work, the writer claims that the people of the Pacific islands were "in their Stone Age" when Europeans came across them, as well as calls the Aztec civilization "inferior." This writer cites the sources "M. Renan" and "Dr. Schliemann" in his essay. Subject The topic of the resource China Colonization Debates and debating Evolution Indigenous people Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MonthlyMusings3.2.3-1877.png Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Savage or Civilized?" Monthly Musings 3, no. 2 (1877): 3. Virginia Baptist Historical Society.