Project Gutenberg 2012-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 159 Leuba, James H. (James Henry) 1868 1946 The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion The fundamental nature of religion -- Three types of behaviour differentiated -- Origin of the ideas of ghosts, nature-beings, and gods -- Magic and religion -- The original emotion of primitive religious life -- Concluding remarks on the nature and the function of religion. Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion" by James H. Leuba is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work discusses the psychological foundations and varied aspects of religion, attempting to understand how religious belief emerges from human mental processes. It serves as a culmination of a series that examines various religious traditions, focusing on the psychological dimensions that underpin such practices. The opening of this work introduces the fundamental nature of religion, contrasting various definitions provided by scholars throughout history. Leuba emphasizes that religion cannot be solely defined through intellectual or emotional lenses but must be understood as a holistic engagement of human consciousness involving will, thought, and feeling. He critiques prevailing definitions that prioritize one aspect over others and argues for a more comprehensive approach that acknowledges all three dimensions in the context of religious behavior, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of religion's psychological origins in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Psychology, Religious Magic BL Text Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Religion/Spirituality 166477 2025-07-16T06:17:33.215094 text/html 164910 2012-04-22T15:42:58 text/html 143775 2025-07-16T06:17:39.675045 application/epub+zip 144278 2025-07-16T06:17:36.508080 application/epub+zip 123250 2025-07-16T06:17:35.171070 application/epub+zip 323465 2025-07-16T06:17:41.953028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303576 2025-07-16T06:17:38.934045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265831 2022-09-18T06:35:29.713543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143285 2025-07-16T06:17:32.835091 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143104 2012-04-22T15:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143100 2012-04-22T15:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21554 2025-07-16T06:17:42.077032 application/rdf+xml 17937 2025-07-16T06:17:35.664061 image/jpeg 3900 2025-07-16T06:17:35.416078 image/jpeg 53804 2012-04-22T15:42:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 58278 2012-04-22T15:42:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 53763 2012-04-22T15:42:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 139347 2025-07-16T06:17:33.228087 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