Pagan & Christian Creeds : Their Origin and Meaning.

An important thinker in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century period, English writer and philosopher Edward Carpenter was blessed with a seemingly insatiable intellectual curiosity. In this wide-ranging analysis of early religions and folk beliefs, Carpenter offers a deft and often poetic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carpenter, Edward, 1844-1929
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Auckland : The Floating Press, 2014.
Temas:
Mythology.
Religion.
Christianity and other religions.
Mythology
Religion
Mythologie.
Christianisme > Relations.
mythology (literary genre)
religion (discipline)
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Christianity and other religions
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title; Contents; I
  • Introductory; II
  • Solar Myths and Christian Festivals; III
  • The Symbolism of the Zodiac; IV
  • Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists; V
  • Food and Vegetation Magic; VI
  • Magicians, Kings and Gods; VII
  • Rites of Expiation and Redemption; VIII
  • Pagan Initiations and the Second Birth; IX
  • Myth of the Golden Age; X
  • The Saviour-God and the Virgin-Mother; XI
  • Ritual Dancing; XII
  • The Sex-Taboo; XIII
  • The Genesis of Christianity; XIV
  • The Meaning of it All; XV
  • The Ancient Mysteries; XVI
  • The Exodus of Christianity; XVII
  • Conclusion; Appendix; Endnotes.

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