The Birth of the Gods: The Origin of Primitive Beliefs
by Guy E. Swanson
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Analyzes the social structure of 50 primitive peoples to show how it determined the form of their religious worshipTags
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- The Birth of the Gods: The Origin of Primitive Beliefs
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- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
- DDC/MDS
- 291.2 — Religion Other religions [Formerly: General Religious Topics] [formerly: Doctrines. Relocated to 202]
- LCC
- GN470 .S9 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Anthropology Anthropology Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology Cultural traits, customs, and institutions Intellectual life
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- English
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