The Eternal Belief in Immortality & Worship of the Dead

The Eternal Belief in Immortality & Worship of the Dead
Author :
Publisher : e-artnow
Total Pages : 950
Release :
ISBN-10 : EAN:4064066379933
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Eternal Belief in Immortality & Worship of the Dead by : James George Frazer

Download or read book The Eternal Belief in Immortality & Worship of the Dead written by James George Frazer and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume of Frazer's book comprises the Gifford Lectures he gave at the University of St. Andrews in the years 1911 and 1912, and deals with the belief in immortality and the worship of the dead, as these are found among the aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea, and Melanesia. In the second volume, the author describes the corresponding belief and worship among the Polynesians, a people related to their neighbors the Melanesians by language, if not by blood. Contents: The Savage Conception of Death Myths of the Origin of Death The Belief in Immortality among the Aborigines of Central Australia The Belief in Immortality among the other Aborigines of Australia The Belief in Immortality among the Natives of the Torres Straits Islands The Belief in Immortality among the Natives of British New Guinea The Belief in Immortality among the Natives of German New Guinea The Belief in Immortality among the Natives of German and Dutch New Guinea The Belief in Immortality among the Natives of Southern Melanesia (New Caledonia) The Belief in Immortality among the Natives of Central Melanesia The Belief in Immortality among the Natives of Northern and Eastern Melanesia The Belief in Immortality among the Natives of Eastern Melanesia (Fiji) The Belief in Immortality among the Maoris The Belief in Immortality among the Tongans The Belief in Immortality among the Samoans The Belief in Immortality among the Hervey Islanders The Belief in Immortality among the Society Islanders The Belief in Immortality among the Marquesans The Belief in Immortality among the Hawaiians


The Eternal Belief in Immortality & Worship of the Dead Related Books

The Eternal Belief in Immortality & Worship of the Dead
Language: en
Pages: 950
Authors: James George Frazer
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-07 - Publisher: e-artnow

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The first volume of Frazer's book comprises the Gifford Lectures he gave at the University of St. Andrews in the years 1911 and 1912, and deals with the belief
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead: The belief among the Polynesians
Language: en
Pages: 470
Authors: James George Frazer
Categories: Ancestor worship
Type: BOOK - Published: 1922 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead
Language: en
Pages: 959
Authors: James George Frazer
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-12-15 - Publisher: Good Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In 'The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead' by James George Frazer, the renowned anthropologist explores the universal belief in an afterlife and
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead: The belief among the aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia
Language: en
Pages: 526
The Belief in Inmortality and the Worship of the Dead
Language: en
Pages: 366
Authors: J.G Frazer
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07-17 - Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Reproduction of the original: The Belief in Inmortality and the Worship of the Dead by J.G Frazer