Primitive Ritual and Belief
eBook - ePub

Primitive Ritual and Belief

An Anthropological Essay

  1. 262 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Primitive Ritual and Belief

An Anthropological Essay

About this book

This book, first published in 1917, investigates the rites and beliefs of people who had remained in a 'primitive' state of culture throughout the ages. Special attention was paid to the ritual and mythology of the Aborigines of Australia, in what was then some of the first studies of their beliefs.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781138641846
eBook ISBN
9781000950236
Edition
1
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Original Title
  6. Original Copyright
  7. Dedication
  8. Contents
  9. I A GENERAL SURVEY OF RITUAL AND BELIEF IN PRIMITIVE CUL
  10. II PRIVATE RITES—BIRTH
  11. III PRIVATE RITES—INITIATION CEREMONIES
  12. IV PRIVATE RITES—MARRIAGE
  13. V PRIVATE RITES—DEATH
  14. VI THE FOOD QUEST AND TOTEMISM
  15. VII RAIN-MAKING
  16. VIII THE CONDUCT OF WAR
  17. IX SACRIFICE AND COMMUNION
  18. X RITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSECRATED LIFE
  19. XI SURVEY OF MYTHOLOGICAL LORE
  20. XII THE BEGINNING OF THEISM
  21. XIII CONCLUSION
  22. INDEX