Author: E. O. James
Title: Christian Myth and Ritual: A Historical Study
Description: London, John Murray, 1937. Cloth. The cheap edition of this very scarce study into the rituals and myth of the Christian religion. Cheap edition. Very scarce work. A detailed anthropological study into the myths and rituals of Christianity through history. With chapters on divine kingship, coronation ceremonies, the ritual of the alter, the marriage rite, last rites, the mystery drama, seasonal games, the Christian ritual pattern, and more. Written by Edwin Oliver James, an English anthropologist in the field of comparative religion. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and marks to the boards. Fading to the spine and board edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. A small section of the front endpaper has been cut out. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: Christian Myth Ritual Historical Myth None


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