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100 _aHocart, A.M.
245 4 _aThe life-giving myth and other essays/
_cA.M. Hocart ; edited with an introduction by Lord Raglan.
260 _aLondon:
_bRoutledge,
_c2013.
300 _a252 p. ;
_c20 cm.
505 _aIntroduction 1 The Life-giving Myth 2 Flying Through the Air 3 Turning Into Stone 4 The Common Sense of Myth 5 The Purpose of Ritual 6 Ritual and Emotion 7 The Origin of Monotheism 8 The Divinity of the Guest 9 Yakshab and Vaddas 10 Money 11 Modern Critique 12 In the Grip of Tradition 13 Snobbery 14 Chastity 15 Saviours 16 The Age-Limit 17 Childhood Ceremonies 18 Baptism by Fire 19 Initiation and Manhood 20 Initiation and Healing 21 Tattooing and Healing 22 Kinship Systems 23 Blood-Brotherhood 24 Covenants 25 The Uterine Nephew 26 Why Study Savages? 27 Are Savages Custom-bound? 28 From Ancient to Modern Egypt 29 India and the Pacific 30 Decadence in India Acknowledgments Index
650 _aEthnology
650 _aAnthropology
650 _aMythology
700 _aRaglan, Lord, ed.
942 _cWB16