Hocart, A.M. <br/><br/>
The life-giving myth and other essays/ 
A.M. Hocart ; edited with an introduction by Lord Raglan. 
 - London:  Routledge,  2013. 
 - 252 p. ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/>Introduction<br/><br/>1 The Life-giving Myth<br/><br/>2 Flying Through the Air<br/><br/>3 Turning Into Stone<br/><br/>4 The Common Sense of Myth<br/><br/>5 The Purpose of Ritual<br/><br/>6 Ritual and Emotion<br/><br/>7 The Origin of Monotheism<br/><br/>8 The Divinity of the Guest<br/><br/>9 Yakshab and Vaddas<br/><br/>10 Money<br/><br/>11 Modern Critique<br/><br/>12 In the Grip of Tradition<br/><br/>13 Snobbery<br/><br/>14 Chastity<br/><br/>15 Saviours<br/><br/>16 The Age-Limit<br/><br/>17 Childhood Ceremonies<br/><br/>18 Baptism by Fire<br/><br/>19 Initiation and Manhood<br/><br/>20 Initiation and Healing<br/><br/>21 Tattooing and Healing<br/><br/>22 Kinship Systems<br/><br/>23 Blood-Brotherhood<br/><br/>24 Covenants<br/><br/>25 The Uterine Nephew<br/><br/>26 Why Study Savages?<br/><br/>27 Are Savages Custom-bound?<br/><br/>28 From Ancient to Modern Egypt<br/><br/>29 India and the Pacific<br/><br/>30 Decadence in India<br/><br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415866707 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ethnology	<br/>Anthropology	<br/>Mythology	
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306  / HOC/L