Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 272 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew The Making of Religion Produced by Robert Connal, William A. Pifer-Foote and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "The Making of Religion" by Andrew Lang is a scholarly exploration on the origins of religious belief, produced during the late 19th century. The text critically examines the anthropological theories regarding the emergence of spirit belief and the evolution of the concept of a Supreme Being, aiming to reevaluate previously held notions in light of newer psychological and anthropological findings. Lang's work engages with a variety of scholarly perspectives, suggesting that understanding the early history of religion necessitates a comprehensive approach, drawing insights from both anthropology and psychology. The opening of the work presents Lang's intent and rationale behind his exploration into the history of religion. He introduces the commonly accepted view that spirit beliefs arose from human experiences of dreams, shadows, and death—asserting a process of evolution from ancestral spirits to a singular God. However, Lang challenges these ideas, proposing that we must investigate other aspects of human experience, especially those linked to visions and hallucinations, as possible influences on religious belief. He suggests that examining savage beliefs and comparing them to modern psychological phenomena could yield deep insights into the nature of spirituality and the development of religious concepts throughout history. Additionally, Lang discusses the division within academic studies related to anthropology and psychology, highlighting the need for interdisciplinary approaches to better understand these fundamental questions in the history of religion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Religion Spiritualism Religion -- History BL Text Category: History - Religious Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Religion/Spirituality 834943 2025-08-05T15:06:35.570783 text/html 835054 834805 2024-11-05T17:08:11.108928 2023-10-06T05:06:12.228888 text/html text/html 384360 2025-08-05T15:06:46.071213 application/epub+zip 396247 2025-08-05T15:06:38.544744 application/epub+zip 385257 2025-08-05T15:06:37.318782 application/epub+zip 689695 2025-08-05T15:06:52.035199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 639674 2025-08-05T15:06:45.183288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593851 2022-09-06T20:13:10.060613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 776311 2025-08-05T15:06:34.901809 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 756472 2024-10-28T19:26:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18211 2025-08-05T15:06:52.172217 application/rdf+xml 14120 2025-08-05T15:06:37.819763 image/jpeg 4061 2025-08-05T15:06:37.568800 image/jpeg 379802 2025-08-05T15:06:35.632791 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia