Magic and religion / by Andrew Lang.
By: Lang, Andrew
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TextPublisher: Ann Arbor : University Microfilms, [1969]Description: x, 316 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeSubject(s): ReligionGenre/Form: Mythology.Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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John Bulow Campbell Library | Midrange | BL310 .L34 1969 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182800373876 |
Photoreprint of the 1901 edition pub. by Longmans, Green, and Co.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.