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Pagan & Christian Creeds : Their Origin and Meaning



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Autore: Carpenter Edward Visualizza persona
Titolo: Pagan & Christian Creeds : Their Origin and Meaning Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Auckland, : The Floating Press, 2014
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 p.)
Disciplina: 202
Soggetto topico: Christianity and other religions
Creeds -- History and criticism
Mythology
Paganism -- History
Paganism
Religion -- History
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Christianity
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Endnotes
Sommario/riassunto: An 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Pagan & Christian Creeds  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-77653-892-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910809235503321
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