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1882. Theories on the origin and significance of the Great Pyramid. Contents: The astronomical theory, Early Egyptian civilization, The tomb theory, The religious theory, Seth and serpent worship, Note on the coffer in the "King's Chamber, " Appendices.
Charles Staniland Wake (1835-1910) was an early anthropologist who published widely on phallicism and other esoteric subjects. He presented his researches not only to the Anthropological Society but also contributed to several journals. This collection of essays, which includes a chapter on Totemism, was first published in 1888.
Excerpt from The Evolution of Morality, Vol. 1: Being a History of the Development of Moral CultureBefore entering on the consideration of the process by which man has come to recognise certain fixed principles, according to which it is necessary that his moral con duct should be guided, it is advisable to examine some what at large the opinions hitherto held on this subject. Prof. Whewell, in his preface to Mackintosh's Dissertation on the Pr...
Excerpt from Serpent-Worship, and Other Essays: With a Chapters on TotemismThe lines of development of the religious faiths of mankind have been aptly termed by major-general Forlong Rivers of Life. The streams of faiths are marvellously depicted by this writer in a chart which shows the rise and fall of the various religious ideas, mythologies, and rites which have at any time prevailed among nations. This chart ingeniously shows, more over, ...
Excerpt from The Evolution of Morality, Vol. 2I The Modern Religion of Humanity The grand-etre of Auguste Comte, Moral Principles of Positivism, Positivism and Buddhism, Con¿ict between the Egoistic Instincts and the Sentiment, The great Defect in Positivism, the subordination of the Individual to the Race.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book ...
Excerpt from The Development of Marriage and KinshipOf his letters he wrote Since I saw you the subject has acquired fresh importance in my opinion, and I mean to work at it. Subsequently he wrote that he had been hard at work, and had been making progress. It appears from Mr D. M'lennan's preface to The Patriarchal Theory, published since his brother's death, that Dr M 'lennan had collected materials for.About the PublisherForgotten Books pub...