Ritual and Belief
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Ritual and Belief by Edwin Sidney Hartland presents studies in the history of religion, with a preface discussing the study of human civilization's evolution. The discussion of religious secrecy says the matters investigators ask about are often revealed only to initiates, while outsiders not known or treated as initiates seek in vain. The account of a bound image describes curses replacing prayers and a new cord being added each day the wind was delayed.
The account of the sailors records thanks mixed with reproaches for the saint's obstinacy, which the sailors blamed for forcing them to take severe measures. The discussion of magic quotes a view that magic and religion seem impossible to separate in their early forms.
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- Author
- Edwin Sidney Hartland
- Reading time
- About 8 hours
- Pages
- 197
- Language
- English
- Genre
- History
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