Serpent-Worship and Other Essays

Description

Serpent-Worship and Other Essays by C. Staniland Wake was first published in 1888. Chapters include: Rivers of Life; Phallism in Ancient Religions; The Origin of Serpent Worship; The Adamites; The Descendants of Cain; Sacred Prostitution; Marriage Among Primitive Peoples; Marriage by Capture; Development of the Family; The Social Position of Women as Affected by Civilisation; Spiritism and Modern Spiritualism; Totems and Totemism; and, Man and the Ape.

This book has 81,974 words, 123 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1888.

Production notes: This ebook of Serpent-Worship and Other Essays was published by Global Grey in 2020, and updated on the 15th August 2023. The artwork used for the cover is 'Eve Tempted by the Serpent' by William Blake.