Myth, Ritual & Religion Volume Two by Andrew Lang
A collection of comparative essays that surveys myths, rites, and religious beliefs from diverse peoples to trace how ritual practices, taboos, and supernatural explanations develop and persist across cultures; it examines topics such as totemism, ancestor worship, funeral customs, sacrificial rites, and the birth of gods and heroes, arguing for historical continuities and survivals from ‘primitive’ institutions into organized religion. The work combines literary readings of folk tales with anthropological observation and critical commentary to show how myth and ritual function socially and psychologically, and to suggest how religious forms transform as societies change.
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