LEADER 02789nam 22006613u 450 001 9910464817003321 005 20210113192209.0 010 $a1-77653-892-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000140936 035 $a(EBL)1716455 035 $a(OCoLC)881608306 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001330380 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11914320 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001330380 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11334105 035 $a(PQKB)11668052 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1716455 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000140936 100 $a20140804d2014|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPagan & Christian Creeds$b[electronic resource] $eTheir Origin and Meaning 210 $aAuckland $cThe Floating Press$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 327 $aTitle; 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; Endnotes 330 $aAn 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. 606 $aChristianity and other religions 606 $aCreeds -- History and criticism 606 $aMythology 606 $aPaganism -- History 606 $aPaganism 606 $aReligion -- History 606 $aReligion$2HILCC 606 $aPhilosophy & Religion$2HILCC 606 $aChristianity$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aChristianity and other religions. 615 4$aCreeds -- History and criticism. 615 4$aMythology. 615 4$aPaganism -- History. 615 4$aPaganism. 615 4$aReligion -- History. 615 7$aReligion 615 7$aPhilosophy & Religion 615 7$aChristianity 676 $a202 700 $aCarpenter$b Edward$0179828 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464817003321 996 $aPagan & Christian creeds$92169809 997 $aUNINA