Audiobook: Pagan & Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning
- Download Chapter 1, Introductory audio
- Download Chapter 2, Part 1, Solar Myths and Christian Festivals audio
- Download Chapter 2, Part 2, Solar Myths and Christian Festivals audio
- Download Chapter 3, Part 1, The Symbolism of the Zodiac audio
- Download Chapter 3, Part 2, The Symbolism of the Zodiac audio
- Download Chapter 4, Part 1,Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists audio
- Download Chapter 4, Part 2,Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists audio
- Download Chapter 5, Part 1, Food and Vegetation Magic audio
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- Download Chapter 6, Magicians, Kings and Gods audio
- Download Chapter 7, Part 1, Rites of Expiation and Redemption audio
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- Download Chapter 8, Part 1, Pagan Initiations and the Second Birth audio
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- Download Chapter 9, Part 1, Myth of the Golden Age audio
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- Download Chapter 10, The Saviour-God and the Virgin-Mother audio
- Download Chapter 11, Part 1, Ritual Dancing audio
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- Download Chapter 12, Part 1, The Sex-Taboo audio
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- Download Chapter 13, Part 1, the Genesis of Christianity audio
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- Download Chapter 13, Part 3, the Genesis of Christianity audio
- Download Chapter 14, Part 1, The Meaning of It All audio
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- Download Chapter 15, Part 1, The Ancient Mysteries audio
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- Download Chapter 16, Part 1, The Exodus of Christianity audio
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- Download Chapter 17, Conclusion audio
- Download Appendix, Part 1, The Teaching of the Upanishads audio
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- Download Appendix, Part 3, The Teaching of the Upanishads audio
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In this work from 1921, Carpenter analyzes the origin of Christian beliefs, arguing that they are derived from pre-Christian myths and religions, rather than being new revelations to the human race. He believes that “psychologically man has evolved from simple consciousness to self-consciousness, and is now in process of evolution towards another and more extended kind of consciousness,” anticipating a post-Christian era. In the penultimate chapter, “The Exodus of Christianity,” he sets out his belief that for Christianity “to hold the field of Religion in the Western World is neither probable nor desirable.” Chapters such as “Solar Myths and Christian Festivals,” “Rites of Expiation and Redemption,” and “The Saviour-God and the Virgin-Mother” analyze his tenet as seen in different contexts. - Summary by Verla Viera
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