Ernest Crawley Knihy

Exploring the origins and evolution of religion, this study by Ernest Crawley examines early religious expressions and their development through history. It highlights key beliefs, practices, and rituals across major world religions while analyzing religion's influence on social and political structures, as well as art and culture. Utilizing diverse sources, Crawley provides an insightful analysis of religion's complex nature and its ongoing impact on modern society. Written clearly, it serves as a vital resource for understanding religion's role in human history.

The book features three in-depth studies, with the first focusing on the origins, forms, and psychological aspects of dress, particularly its sexual implications. It also explores the psychology behind drinks and drums, examining how these elements interact and influence human behavior. This comprehensive analysis delves into cultural and psychological dimensions, offering insights into how attire and ritualistic elements shape social dynamics and personal identity.

Exploring the psychology of lower races, this work delves into the primitive understandings of human relationships that form the foundation of social institutions. By examining ethnological insights, it seeks to uncover the origins and development of societal structures, highlighting the significance of early human interactions and cultural beliefs in shaping contemporary social frameworks.

All study of the origins of social institutions must be based on what ethnology can tell us of the psychology of the lower races and on the primitive conceptions of human relations which are thus established. It is only in early modes of thought that we can find the explanation of ceremonies and systems which originated in primitive society; and, if ceremony and system are the concrete forms in which human relations are expressed, an examination, ethnological and psychological, of human relations, is indispensable for enquiry into human institutions.