18 books like Primitive culture

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Primitive Culture Edward Burnett Tylor · 2010 · 520p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Shares Social evolution, Ethnology, Prehistoric peoples, Language and languages with this book.

The dawn of history C. F. Keary · 1870 · 367p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Shares Prehistoric peoples, Language and languages, Mythologie, Mythology with this book.

The Homeric gods Walter Friedrich Gustav Hermann Otto · 1929 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Civilisation, Civilization, Religion, Mythology with this book.

Le sacré et le profane Mircea Eliade · 1959 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Famed historian of religion Mircea Eliade observes that even moderns who proclaim themselves residents of a completely profane world are still unconsciously nourished by the memory of the sacred. Eliade traces manifestations of the sacred from primitive to modern times in terms of space, time, nature, and the cosmos. In doing so he shows how the total human experience of the religious man… Shares Mythologie, Histoire, Religion, Mythology

Natural religion F. Max Müller · 1888 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Demanding Shares Langage et langues, Language and languages, Religion, Mythology with this book.

Tíminn og eldurinn

Tíminn og eldurinn Einar Pálsson. · 1972 · 430p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Shares Civilization, Religion, Mythology, History with this book.

Der Untergang des Abendlandes Oswald Spengler · 1918 · ★ 4.1 · 647p · ≈ 21h · Challenging Spengler's work describes how we have entered into a centuries-long "world-historical" phase comparable to late antiquity, and his controversial ideas spark debate over the meaning of historiography. Shares Civilisation, Civilization, Histoire, History

Prolonged echoes Margaret Clunies Ross · 1994 · 273p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Ethnology, Civilization, Religion, Mythology with this book.

Of Water and the Spirit

Of Water and the Spirit Malidoma Patrice Some · 1994 · ★ 4.3 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Malidoma Patrice Some was born in a Dagara Village. He was soon to be abducted to a Jesuit school, where he remained for the next fifteen years, being harshly indoctrinated into European ways of thought and worship. The story tells of his return to his people and his hard initiation back into those people, which led to his desire to convey their knowledge to the world. *Of Water and the Spirit*… Shares Rites and ceremonies, Civilization, Religion

Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 Andrew Lang · 1887 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Shares Rites and ceremonies, Religion, Mythology with this book.

Myth, ritual and religion

Myth, ritual and religion Andrew Lang · 1906 · 283p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Rites and ceremonies, Religion, Mythology with this book.

Her-Bak, "Chick Pea" Isha Schwaller de Lubicz · 1950 · 344p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A young Egyptian boy prepares himself for his initiation into the mysteries of the Egyptian temple. Shares Civilisation, Civilization, Religion, Mythology

Introduction to mythology Lewis Spence · 1921 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Mythologie, Mythology with this book.

Coach

Coach Art Williams · 2006 · 321p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Now, for the first time, the complete story of A.L. Williams, told by the Coach himself! Art Williams shares the inspirational story of what it took to build a tiny "peanut" of a company into an industry giant. Full of heroes and villains, amazing victories and dashing defeats, this book is a must-read for anyone who's ever dreamed of building a team, of winning big, of doing what others said… Shares Histoire, History

The religion of ancient Scandinavia William A. Craigie · 1906 · 71p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Shares Religion, Mythology with this book.

Custom and myth Andrew Lang · 1884 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares Rites and ceremonies, Religion, Mythology with this book.

A Short History of Myth Karen Armstrong · 2005 · ★ 3.7 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Moderate The history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. Myths help us make sense of the universe. Armstrong takes us from the Palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the 'Great Western Transformation' of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by science.… Shares Mythologie, Mythology, History

Coming of age around the world Anita Ganeri · 2015 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Light Shares Rites and ceremonies, Civilization with this book.

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