Pagan & Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning

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By Listen TheBook Posted on Jun 1, 2023

In Category - Philosophy, Christianity - Other, Other religions

Authors: Edward Carpenter In Year : 1921

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Pagan & Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning

Chapter 1, Introductory
Chapter 2, Part 1, Solar Myths and Christian Festivals
Chapter 2, Part 2, Solar Myths and Christian Festivals
Chapter 3, Part 1, The Symbolism of the Zodiac
Chapter 3, Part 2, The Symbolism of the Zodiac
Chapter 4, Part 1,Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists
Chapter 4, Part 2,Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists
Chapter 5, Part 1, Food and Vegetation Magic
Chapter 5, Part 2, Food and Vegetation Magic
Chapter 6, Magicians, Kings and Gods
Chapter 7, Part 1, Rites of Expiation and Redemption
Chapter 7, Part 2, Rites of Expiation and Redemption
Chapter 8, Part 1, Pagan Initiations and the Second Birth
Chapter 8, Part 2, Pagan Initiations and the Second Birth
Chapter 9, Part 1, Myth of the Golden Age
Chapter 9, Part 2, Myth of the Golden Age
Chapter 10, The Saviour-God and the Virgin-Mother
Chapter 11, Part 1, Ritual Dancing
Chapter 11, Part 2, Ritual Dancing
Chapter 12, Part 1, The Sex-Taboo
Chapter 12, Part 2, The Sex-Taboo
Chapter 13, Part 1, the Genesis of Christianity
Chapter 13, Part 2, the Genesis of Christianity
Chapter 13, Part 3, the Genesis of Christianity
Chapter 14, Part 1, The Meaning of It All
Chapter 14, Part 2, The Meaning of It All
Chapter 15, Part 1, The Ancient Mysteries
Chapter 15, Part 2, The Ancient Mysteries
Chapter 16, Part 1, The Exodus of Christianity
Chapter 16, Part 2, The Exodus of Christianity
Chapter 17, Conclusion
Appendix, Part 1, The Teaching of the Upanishads
Appendix, Part 2, The Teaching of the Upanishads
Appendix, Part 3, The Teaching of the Upanishads

In this work from 1921, Carpenter analyzes the origin of Christian beliefs, arguing that they are derived from pre-Christian myths and religions, rather than being new revelations to the human race. He believes that “psychologically man has evolved from simple consciousness to self-consciousness, and is now in process of evolution towards another and more extended kind of consciousness,” anticipating a post-Christian era. In the penultimate chapter, “The Exodus of Christianity,” he sets out his belief that for Christianity “to hold the field of Religion in the Western World is neither probable nor desirable.” Chapters such as “Solar Myths and Christian Festivals,” “Rites of Expiation and Redemption,” and “The Saviour-God and the Virgin-Mother” analyze his tenet as seen in different contexts. - Summary by Verla Viera