{"product_id":"pagan-and-christian-creeds-edward-carpenter-9781410225054","title":"Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1410225054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781410225054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of the Pacific\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Edward Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444751544575,"sku":"9781410225054","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97551050-ace6-4878-ba64-7c2ee369b835.jpg?v=1777214308","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pagan-and-christian-creeds-edward-carpenter-9781410225054","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}