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The Supernatural: Its Origin, Nature and Evolution
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The Supernatural: Its Origin, Nature and Evolution

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    King, in The Supernatural: Its Origin, Nature and Evolution (1892), stressed the importance of the element of mystery in all religions, and another pioneer of religious anthropology, R.R. Marett, showed how extensively tribal peoples ascribed the mysteries of life and power to a supernatural source. Lucien Lévy-Bruhl,…

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    King, in The Supernatural: Its Origin, Nature and Evolution (1892), stressed the importance of the element of mystery in all religions, and another pioneer of religious anthropology, R.R. Marett, showed how extensively tribal peoples ascribed the mysteries of life and power to a supernatural source. Lucien Lévy-Bruhl,…

    Read More