Primitive Religion : Its Nature and Origin

Contents: Preface. 1. The nature and substance of religion. 2. The role of the religious formulator. 3. The economic determinants. 4. The magical substratum. 5. The crises of life and transition rites. 6. From magicians to priests : their nature and initiation. 7. From magicians to priests : their function. 8. The approach to the supernatural. 9. The conciliation and propitiation of the supernatural. 10. From ghosts to Gods : ghosts, spirits, and totems. 11. From ghosts to Gods : ancestor-spirits, deities, and Gods. 12. Monolatry and Monotheism. 13. The soul : its nature and destination. 14. The ritual drama. Appendix. Notes. Index.