Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning
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Overview
Pagan & Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning explores the early origins of religious concepts and the common themes that exist between Christianity and earlier Pagan religions. Using a scientific and logical approach, Carpenter explains the main phases of religious rites and observations. Sample chapters include: Solar Myths and Christian FestivalsFood and Vegetation MagicPagan Initiations and the Second BirthMyth of the Golden AgeThe Genesis of ChristianityThe Meaning of it All About the Author Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) was a poet, anthologist, philosopher and activist in Britain who was instrumental in the foundation of the Fabian Society and the Labour Party. Paralleling other writers of the time such as Sigmund Freud and Wilfred Trotter, Carpenter was known for proposing society puts pressure on the individual, leading to mental and physical illnesses. Carpenter died in 1929 and is interred in Mount Cemetery at Guildford in Surrey.
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- Title: Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning
- Author: Edward Carpenter
- Publisher: Wordsearch
- Print Publication Date: 2012
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subject: Theology
- Resource ID: LLS:WS_ABBC9E35AB264D52916FF69CBD3A54D3
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2021-10-12T20:20:51Z