Taboo, Magic, and Spirits: A Study of Primitive Elements in Roman Religion by Eli Edward Burriss

$175.00

Taboo, Magic, and Spirits: A Study of Primitive Elements in Roman Religion by Eli Edward Burriss, published in 1931. Sections Include: Mana, Magic and Animism, Positive and Negative Mana, Blood, Women, Death and Corpses, Miscellaneous Taboos, Sex, Magic Acts, Homeopathic and Contagious Magic, Removing Evils by Magical Act, By Drawing a Magic Circle, By Dancing, Incantation and Prayer, The Worship of Stones, Trees and Groves, Water, Fire, etc. etc. Hardcover with original dust jacket with light shelfwear and chipping to corners and ends of jacket.