Magic and religion

1. Verfasser: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London ; New York ; Bombay : Longmans, Green and Co., 1901.
Umfang/Format: x, 316 pages ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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
  • Attempts to prove the Sacæan criminal divine
  • Zakmuk, Sacæa, and Purim
  • Mordecai, Esther, Vashti, and Haman
  • Why was the mock-king of the Sacæa 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.