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Murphy, John, 1876-1949.

Lamps of anthropology, by John Murphy. - [Manchester, Eng.] Manchester university press, 1943. - ix, 179 p. 19 cm. - Publications of the University of Manchester, no. CCLXXXI .

Essays and papers.

Bibliographical foot-notes.

Horizons of the science and bibliography.--Outgrown theories of comparative religion.--The theory of an original monotheism.--The place of fear in early religion.--Imagination and the early forms of religion.--Gesture, magic and primitive art.--The primitive character of poetic genius.--The development of the civilized mind in the ancient civilizations.--The development of individuality in the ancient civilizations.--The Indus civilization.--Racial crossing and cultural efflorescence.--The limitations of language in philosophy and theology.--The child, the primitive, and society.

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Religion.
Anthropology.

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