Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 112 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew The Making of Religion Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Robert Connal, William A. Pifer-Foote and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "The Making of Religion" by Andrew Lang is a scholarly exploration on the origins of religious belief, produced during the late 19th century. The text critically examines the anthropological theories regarding the emergence of spirit belief and the evolution of the concept of a Supreme Being, aiming to reevaluate previously held notions in light of newer psychological and anthropological findings. Lang's work engages with a variety of scholarly perspectives, suggesting that understanding the early history of religion necessitates a comprehensive approach, drawing insights from both anthropology and psychology. The opening of the work presents Lang's intent and rationale behind his exploration into the history of religion. He introduces the commonly accepted view that spirit beliefs arose from human experiences of dreams, shadows, and death—asserting a process of evolution from ancestral spirits to a singular God. However, Lang challenges these ideas, proposing that we must investigate other aspects of human experience, especially those linked to visions and hallucinations, as possible influences on religious belief. He suggests that examining savage beliefs and comparing them to modern psychological phenomena could yield deep insights into the nature of spirituality and the development of religious concepts throughout history. Additionally, Lang discusses the division within academic studies related to anthropology and psychology, highlighting the need for interdisciplinary approaches to better understand these fundamental questions in the history of religion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Religion Spiritualism Religion -- History BL Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 835061 834812 2024-10-05T17:27:36.742711 2023-10-06T05:06:11.943929 text/html text/html 835054 834805 2024-10-05T17:27:37.090711 2023-10-06T05:06:12.228888 text/html text/html 384372 2024-10-05T17:27:48.584739 application/epub+zip 396326 2024-10-05T17:27:40.345712 application/epub+zip 385337 2024-10-05T17:27:39.013745 application/epub+zip 690455 2024-10-05T17:27:55.075640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 639662 2024-10-05T17:27:47.655697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593851 2022-09-06T20:13:10.060613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 776549 776351 2024-10-05T17:27:36.029723 2023-10-06T05:06:11.506880 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 777627 2020-12-14T21:42:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 297240 2020-12-14T21:42:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 777646 2020-12-14T21:42:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296840 2020-12-14T21:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22169 2024-10-05T17:27:55.215618 application/rdf+xml 14120 2024-10-05T17:27:39.561735 image/jpeg 4061 2024-10-05T17:27:39.287841 image/jpeg 379761 2024-10-05T17:27:37.157730 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia