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 take on ancient rituals and deities.
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Social SciencesTable of contents
- PAGAN & CHRISTIAN CREEDS
- 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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