02752nam 22006493u 450 991080923550332120230803203410.01-77653-892-7(CKB)3710000000140936(EBL)1716455(OCoLC)881608306(SSID)ssj0001330380(PQKBManifestationID)11914320(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001330380(PQKBWorkID)11334105(PQKB)11668052(MiAaPQ)EBC1716455(EXLCZ)99371000000014093620140804d2014|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrPagan & Christian Creeds[electronic resource] Their Origin and MeaningAuckland The Floating Press20141 online resource (312 p.)Description based upon print version of record.Title; Contents; I - Introductory; II - Solar Myths and Christian Festivals; III - The Symbolism of the Zodiac; IV - Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists; V - Food and Vegetation Magic; VI - Magicians, Kings and Gods; VII - Rites of Expiation and Redemption; VIII - Pagan Initiations and the Second Birth; IX - Myth of the Golden Age; X - The Saviour-God and the Virgin-Mother; XI - Ritual Dancing; XII - The Sex-Taboo; XIII - The Genesis of Christianity; XIV - The Meaning of it All; XV - The Ancient Mysteries; XVI - The Exodus of Christianity; XVII - Conclusion; Appendix; EndnotesAn important thinker in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century period, English writer and philosopher Edward Carpenter was blessed with a seemingly insatiable intellectual curiosity. In this wide-ranging analysis of early religions and folk beliefs, Carpenter offers a deft and often poetic take on ancient rituals and deities.Christianity and other religionsCreeds -- History and criticismMythologyPaganism -- HistoryPaganismReligion -- HistoryReligionHILCCPhilosophy & ReligionHILCCChristianityHILCCChristianity and other religions.Creeds -- History and criticism.Mythology.Paganism -- History.Paganism.Religion -- History.ReligionPhilosophy & ReligionChristianity202Carpenter Edward179828AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910809235503321Pagan & Christian Creeds3942547UNINA