Dudley Young
Author and poet best known for Origins of the Sacred: The Ecumenical Dance (1991), a wide-ranging study of myth and religion, along with essays and poetry.
Books
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1. Origins Of The Sacred
The Ecstasies of Love and War
An ambitious cross-cultural study that traces the emergence of the sacred from early human consciousness through the development of myth, symbol, and ritual, arguing that diverse religions share deep structural patterns. Drawing on anthropology, archaeology, and comparative mythology, it follows motifs such as creation, sacrifice, kingship, and redemption from prehistoric societies into complex civilizations. The result is a sweeping narrative that locates a common root for spiritual traditions and sketches an ecumenical vision of religious unity.