Lectures On The Origin And Growth Of Religion As Illustrated By The Native Religions Of Mexico And Peru

"Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru" by Albert Réville (translated by Philip H. Wicksteed). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

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Originally delivered as part of the 1884 Hibbert lecture series in Oxford and London, R ville's book probes the origins and growth of religion in pre-Columbian America. Among the topics are "The Deities and Myths of Mexico;" The Sacrifices, Sacerdotal and Monastic Institutions, Eschatology and Cosmogony of Mexico;" "The Fall of the Incas--Peruvian Mythology, Priesthood;" and "Peruvian Cultus and Festivals."

A Series of Lectures Delivered at Oxford and London, In April and May, 1884 published in book form in the same year. The author was a distinguished French Protestant theologian and a prolific writer on the comparative history of world religions.