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The Origin and Evolution of Religion
Definitions of Religion; Religious Cult of the Totemic People; Magic and Fetishism; Hero Cult and Mythology; Sacred Symbols; The Stellar Cult; Great Pyramid of Ghizeh; Different Phases of the Stellar Cult; Lunar Cult; Solar Cult; The Jews and Israelites; Babylonian Cult; Buddhism; The Druids; Mohammedism; Cult of Christianity.
422 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1924
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May 5, 2024
Churchward, who is a Masonic writer, provides an elaborate narrative of the origin of Religion in this work. He traces the whole esoteric body of religion, i.e. astrotheology, of every country on Earth, back to the Egypto sphere, which is a recurring theme throughout the work.
There are a number of things which I do not necessarily agree with in his analysis of the matter examined. For example, the great Deluge or Flood myth, which is mythologized all over the world, he designates exclusively to occuring in the astronomical realm. Since 1925 though, when this work was written, much evidence has been acquired of such events having taking place in the physical realm. Many hypotheses and theories have been proposed by many a writer, and scholars, over the last 100 years on the subject of catastrophism. These ancient texts; mythos, not necessarily have a singular meaning, but might be polysemous.
Nevertheless, there is alot of great information in this work if one seeks to get a greater understanding of the true origin of religion down to the present day so-called "revealed" religions.
There might be a phrase here and there which I might quote in my own research/writing, but unfortunately Churchward provides no bibliography nor are there footnotes of importance in the text.
There are a number of things which I do not necessarily agree with in his analysis of the matter examined. For example, the great Deluge or Flood myth, which is mythologized all over the world, he designates exclusively to occuring in the astronomical realm. Since 1925 though, when this work was written, much evidence has been acquired of such events having taking place in the physical realm. Many hypotheses and theories have been proposed by many a writer, and scholars, over the last 100 years on the subject of catastrophism. These ancient texts; mythos, not necessarily have a singular meaning, but might be polysemous.
Nevertheless, there is alot of great information in this work if one seeks to get a greater understanding of the true origin of religion down to the present day so-called "revealed" religions.
There might be a phrase here and there which I might quote in my own research/writing, but unfortunately Churchward provides no bibliography nor are there footnotes of importance in the text.
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