Pagan and Christian Creeds - Their Origin and Meaning (eBook)

This vintage book looks at paganism and Christianity, exploring their various connections and analysing where these similarities came from and what they mean.

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First published in 1921, this vintage book looks at paganism and Christianity, exploring their various connections and analysing where these similarities came from and what they mean. Edward Carpenter (1844 - 1929) was an English philosopher, poet, and pioneering activist for gay rights. He had many notable friends including the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore and celebrated American poet Walt Whitman; and also corresponded with many famous figures, including Jack London, Mahatma Gandhi and Annie Besant, amongst others. Contents include: "e;Solar Myths and Christian Festivals"e;, "e;The Symbolism of the Zodiac"e;, "e;Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists"e;, "e;Food and Vegetation Magic"e;, "e;Magicians, Kings and Gods"e;, "e;Rites of Expiation and Redemption"e;, "e;Pagan Initiations and the Second Birth"e;, "e;Myth of the Golden Age"e;, "e;The Savior-god and the Virgin-mother"e;, "e;Ritual Dancing"e;, "e;The Sex-Taboo"e;, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.