Magic and religion.
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Mythology.; Religion.
Notes: Bibliographical footnotes.
Reprint of the 1901 ed.
Table of contents: title: Science and superstition.; title: The theory of loan-gods, or borrowed religion.; title: Magic and religion.; title: The origin of the Christian faith.; title: The approaches to Mr. Frazer's theory.; title: Attemps to prove the Sacaean criminal divine.; title: Zakmuk, Sacaea, and Purim.; title: Mordecai, Esther, Vashti, and Haman.; title: Why was the mock-king of the Sacaea whipped and hanged?; title: Calvary.; title: The ghastly priest.; title: South African religion.; title: "Cup and ring:" An old problem solved.; title: First-fruits and taboos.; title: Walking through fire.; title: Appendices. Mr. Tylor's theory of borrowing. The martyrdom of Dasius. The ride of the beardless one.