English

The making of religion

380 p · Contains the substance of his Gifford Lectures for the years 1888-90 · Introductory chapter; Science and "Miracles"; Anthology and religion; "Opening the gates of distance"; Chrystal visions, savage and civilised; Anthropology and hallucinations; Demoniacal possession; Fetishism and spiritualism; Evolution of the idea of God; High gods of low races; Supreme gods not necessarily developed out of spirits; Savage supreme beings; More savage supreme beings; Ahone, Ti-ra-wa, Na-pi, Pa-chacamac, Tui Laga, Taa-Roa; Old degeneration theory; Theories of Jehovah; Conclusion; Appendices

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