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