The Making of Religion

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The Making of Religion is a scholarly work by Andrew Lang that examines the origins and development of religious beliefs, myths, and practices from an anthropological and comparative perspective.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
scholarly work
author Andrew Lang NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
critiques purely materialist explanations of religion
simplistic evolutionary schemes of religious development
examines anthropological data from so-called "primitive" societies
myth-making processes
primitive religious beliefs
psychological aspects of religious experience
relationship between myth and ritual
ritual practices
fieldOfStudy anthropology
comparative religion
mythology
religious studies
genre anthropology
comparative religion
mythology studies
religious studies
hasEdition 1900 edition
later reprints in the 20th century
hasInfluenced later scholarship in anthropology of religion
studies of myth and ritual
hasPart chapter on anthropological evidence for early religion
chapter on mythology and belief
chapter on psychical research and religion
influencedBy Victorian anthropology
evolutionary theories of religion
psychical research debates of the late 19th century
language English
mainSubject anthropology of religion
comparative mythology
development of religious beliefs
myths
origins of religion
religion
religious practices
notableFor critique of then-dominant evolutionary models of religion
early anthropological approach to religion
integration of psychical research into religious studies
proposes that early religions may have included relatively high ethical and spiritual concepts
publicationDate 1898
publisher Longmans, Green, and Co. NERFINISHED
usesMethod anthropological analysis
comparative method
comparative mythology
historical analysis

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