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The following work is an attempt to describe, in brief compass, the religion and the religious experience of aboriginal peoples. While concrete facts have, I hope, never been neglected, they have been made subsidiary to my main purpose, that of presenting the religions encountered in simple societies, in such manner that the reader will be in a position to understand the individuals and the forces that have been at work in fashioning the basic expression which ...
The study of sociology regularly involves a re-reading of the classics of the discipline, and this collection makes available some of the most important early texts for re-evaluation. The early twentieth century was a crucial period of development for the emerging discipline of sociology. The primary focus during this period was on various aspects of society. Each of the volumes collected here contributes to our understanding of the importance of religion. The ...