Custom and myth vs Magic and religion: Which Should You Read?

Custom and myth Andrew Lang · 1884 ★★★★☆ 3.5 134 pages · ≈ 2 h 29 m · Challenging

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a prolific Scots man of letters, a poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. As a journalist, poet,…

Magic and religion Andrew Lang · 1901 ★★★★☆ 3.7 186 pages · ≈ 3 h 27 m · Challenging

'The sin of witchcraft is as the sin of rebellion.' The idea which inspires this text probably is that a person who seeks to obtain his ends by witchcraft is rebelling against the deity or deities through whom alone…