Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781410225054)

CONTENTS Introductory Solar Myths and Christian Festivals The Symbolism of the Zodiac Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists Food and Vegetation Magic Magicians, Kings and Gods Rites of Expiation and Redemption Pagan Initiations and the Second Birth Myth of the Golden Age The Saviour-God and the Virgin-Mother Ritual Dancing The Sex-Taboo The Genesis of Christianity The Meaning of it All The Ancient Mysteries The Exodus of Christianity Conclusion Appendix on the Teachings of the Upanishads I Rest II. The Nature of the Self Index Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) had a Cambridge education, and then joined the church as a curate. He left the church in 1874 and came a lecturer in astronomy. He was born into a wealthy family, but he eschewed the trappings of wealth because he believed that the first step toward Utopia, or the "New Life," was the elimination of the class hierarchy.

Author: Edward Carpenter
ISBN-10: 1410225054
ISBN-13: 9781410225054
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
Language: English
Published: 10/19/2005
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.80d