02137cam a22003373u 4500 61220 UtSlPG 20260610134418.0 m cr n 260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 04004202 UtSlPG en iso639-1 BL GN Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899 Religions of Primitive Peoples Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2020 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2020-01-22 Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Religions of Primitive Peoples" by Daniel G. Brinton is a scholarly work focusing on the study of early religious beliefs and practices, written in the late 19th century. The text aims to explore the origins, methods, and definitions associated with the scientific study of primitive religions, emphasizing a comparative approach to understanding various belief systems across different cultures. The opening of the book sets the stage for a series of lectures that will investigate primitive religions using historical, comparative, and psychological methods. Brinton discusses the fundamental characteristics of "primitive" peoples and their beliefs, emphasizing that religion is a universal trait of humanity, present in every known culture. He introduces the idea that these religious expressions arise not from theological constructs, but from innate human thought processes and experiences, which he aims to unravel throughout the lectures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Religion Mythology Religions -- History https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61220 102046 102046