Pagan & Christian Creeds : Their Origin and Meaning
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| Autore: |
Carpenter Edward
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| Titolo: |
Pagan & Christian Creeds : Their Origin and Meaning
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| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-77653-892-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910809235503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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