{"product_id":"pagan-and-christian-creeds-their-origin-and-meaning-9781528709774","title":"Pagan and Christian Creeds - Their Origin and Meaning","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Edward Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Obscure Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Obscure Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Comparative Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1921, this vintage book looks at paganism and Christianity, exploring their various connections and analysing where these similarities came from and what they mean. Edward Carpenter (1844 - 1929) was an English philosopher, poet, and pioneering activist for gay rights. He had many notable friends including the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore and celebrated American poet Walt Whitman; and also corresponded with many famous figures, including Jack London, Mahatma Gandhi and Annie Besant, amongst others. Contents include: \"Solar Myths and Christian Festivals\", \"The Symbolism of the Zodiac\", \"Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists\", \"Food and Vegetation Magic\", \"Magicians, Kings and Gods\", \"Rites of Expiation and Redemption\", \"Pagan Initiations and the Second Birth\", \"Myth of the Golden Age\", \"The Savior-god and the Virgin-mother\", \"Ritual Dancing\", \"The Sex-Taboo\", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46457641697431,"sku":"9781528709774","price":1941.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781528709774.webp?v=1769182676","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pagan-and-christian-creeds-their-origin-and-meaning-9781528709774","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}