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Magic and religion.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Greenwood Press, [1969]
Subjects:
Mythology.
Religion.
Table of Contents:
  • Science and superstition
  • The theory of loan-gods, or borrowed religion
  • Magic and religion
  • The origin of the Christian faith
  • The approaches to Mr. Frazer's theory
  • Attemps to prove the Sacaean criminal divine
  • Zakmuk, Sacaea, and Purim
  • Mordecai, Esther, Vashti, and Haman
  • Why was the mock-king of the Sacaea whipped and hanged?--Calvary
  • The ghastly priest
  • South African religion
  • "Cup and ring:" An old problem solved
  • First-fruits and taboos
  • Walking through fire
  • Appendices. Mr. Tylor's theory of borrowing. The martyrdom of Dasius. The ride of the beardless one.