Primitive Ritual and Belief

An Anthropological Essay

E.O. James (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

262 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
9781138194588 (ISBN)

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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.

E.O. James

1. A General Survey of Ritual and Belief in Primitive Cult 2. Private Rites: Birth 3. Private Rites: Initiation Ceremonies 4. Private Rites: Marriage 5. Private Rites: Death 6. The Food Quest and Totemism 7. Rain-Making 8. The Conduct of War 9. Sacrifice and Communion 10. Rites Associated with the Consecrated Life 11. Survey of Mythological Lore 12. The Beginning of Theism 13. Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	29.06.2016
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology of Religion
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	498 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9781138194588 / 9781138194588
Zustand	Neuware