The influence of geographical environment upon religious beliefs
By: R.H. Whitbeck
Published: 1918
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Mythology; Religion and geography; Sacred space
Notes: Reprinted from The Geographical Review, April 1918, Vol. V, No. 4.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Scope of the article; title: Factors in religion; title: Bases of myths; title: Relation of nature to human life; title: Friendly and unfriedly gods; title: Various heavens; title: The blessing rain; title: The desert nomad's paradise; title: Rain and resurrection; title: The walled city; title: Metaphors drawn from environment; title: Norse mythology; title: Changing gods with climate; title: Faith and phenomena; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliographical notes.