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100 1 _aJevons, F. B.
_q(Frank Byron),
_d1858-1936
245 1 4 _aThe Idea of God in Early Religions
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2008-05-05
508 _aE-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Jeannie Howse, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net)
520 _a"The Idea of God in Early Religions" by F. B. Jevons is a scholarly examination of the concept of divinity in early religious systems, written in the early 20th century. The work delves into how societies have perceived gods, exploring the distinctions between gods, fetishes, and the roles they play within communities. Jevons aims to uncover the evolution of religious consciousness, focusing on the social and emotional aspects of worship and the underlying philosophies that inform early religious practices. At the start of the text, Jevons outlines the foundational premise that individuals are born into a community with pre-existing beliefs and social constructs. He discusses how humans learn to communicate and internalize the norms and ideas of their society, including their concept of higher powers. By examining the differences between fetishism and polytheism, he argues that the idea of a god functioning for the welfare of the community emerged alongside an individual's sense of self-awareness. This opening portion sets the stage for further exploration of ritual, mythology, and the communal consciousness surrounding the divine in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aReligion
653 _aGod
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25338
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