The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic

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The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic

Author	: Ralph Merrifield
File Size	: 50,5 Mb
Publisher	: New Amsterdam Books
Language	: English
Release Date	: 19 May 1988
ISBN	: UCSC:32106009266468
Pages	: 248 pages

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The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic by Ralph Merrifield Book PDF Summary

Ralph Merrifield systematically examines the evidence from prehistoric times to the present and demonstrates that all through the fundamental changes of belief--from primitive animism to Christianity to scientific rationalism--the same kinds of simple ritual have survived because they answer deep human needs.

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