Serpent-Worship, and Other Essays, with a Chapter on Totemism by C. Staniland Wake

Serpent-Worship, and Other Essays, with a Chapter on Totemism

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LoC No.: 17031599

Title: Serpent-Worship, and Other Essays, with a Chapter on Totemism

Contents: Rivers of life -- Phallism in ancient religions -- The origin of serpent-worship -- The Adamites -- The descendants of Cain -- Sacred prostitution -- Marriage among primitive peoples -- Marriage by capture -- Development of the "family" -- The social position of woman as affected by "civilisation" -- Spiritism and modern spiritualism -- Totems and totemism -- Man and the ape.

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Author: Wake, C. Staniland (Charles Staniland), 1835-1910

EBook No.: 57150

Published: May 13, 2018

Downloads: 34

Language: English

Subject: Phallicism

Subject: Totemism

Subject: Serpent worship

LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.