Primitive Religion : Its Nature and Origin - Radin, Paul (New York : Dover Publications, 1957)
The nature and substance of religion -- The role of the religious formulator -- The economic determinants -- The magical substratum -- The crises of life and transition rites -- From magicians to priests : their nature and initiation -- From magicians to priests : their function -- The approach to the supernatural -- The conciliation and propitiation of the supernatural -- From ghosts to gods : ghosts, spirits, and totems -- From ghosts to gods : ancestor-spirits, deities, and gods -- Monolatry and monotheism -- The soul : its nature and destination -- The ritual drama.
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