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Sex Symbolism in Religion V1

Sex Symbolism in Religion V1

Hannay, James Ballantyne
Birdwood, George

Hardcover

Comparative ReligionFiction AnthologiesGeneral Gender Studies

ISBN10: 1163319422
ISBN13: 9781163319420
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 542
Weight: 2.12
Height: 1.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Sex Symbolism in Religion V1 is a book written by James Ballantyne Hannay that explores the use of sexual symbolism in various religions throughout history. The book delves into the ways in which sexual imagery has been used to represent spiritual concepts and ideas, and how these symbols have been interpreted and understood by different cultures and religious traditions. The first volume of the book covers topics such as the origins of sex symbolism in religion, the role of sexuality in ancient Egyptian and Greek religions, and the use of sexual imagery in Christianity and Judaism. Hannay's work provides a comprehensive and insightful look into the complex relationship between sexuality and spirituality, and offers readers a deeper understanding of the symbolic language used in religious traditions around the world.1922. Hannay writes, All the ideas in the Bible, the nature of the Gods, the stories of creation, miracles, life and death, the manner of sacrificing, worshipping, vowing, building alters, arks, tabernacles, and temples, the sacrifices or feasts in these temples, their dress, altar furniture, and symbolism, in fact the entire religion as taught us in the Bible, are absolutely and totally founded upon and saturated with Phallism; and the Phallic cult is that on which Christianity has been founded. Phallism is sex symbolism, and all creative power in a god is symbolized by the actual facts of creation of life in nature by means of the organs of sex. And in the preface to his book on Christianity he wrote, Any work on the symbolism of religion, without treating its phallic basis, would be like Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark. See other works by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Volume 2 ISBN 0766191982.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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