Primitive Culture

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Polytheism comprises a class of great Deities, ruling the course of Nature and the life of Man - Childbirth-god - Agriculture-god - War-god - God of the Dead - First Man as Divine Ancestor - Dualism; its rudimentary and unethical nature among low races; its development through the course of culture - Good and Evil Deity - Doctrine of Divine Supremacy, distinct from, while tending towards, the doctrine of Monotheism - Idea of Supreme Deity evolved in various forms among the lower races; its place as completion of the Polytheistic system and outcome of the Animistic philosophy; its continuance and development among higher nations - General survey of Animism as a Philosophy of Religion - Recapitulation of the theory advanced as to its development through successive stages of culture; its primary phases best represented among the lower races, while survivals of these among the higher races mark the transition from savage through barbaric to civilized faiths - Transition of Animism in the History of Religion; its earlier and later stages as a Philosophy of the Universe; its later stages as the principle of a Moral Institution