TY - BOOK AU - Kristensen,W.Brede TI - The Meaning of religion: lectures in the phenomenology of religion SN - 9024700841 AV - BL51 .K683 1971 U1 - 200.1 PY - 1960/// CY - The Hague PB - M. Nijhoff KW - Religion KW - Philosophy KW - Phenomenology KW - fast N1 - Also reprinted: Photomechanical reprint, 1971; "List of publications of W. Brede Kristensen": p. [497]-500; Includes bibliography; General Introduction -- Cosmology: Introduction to Cosmology -- The Worship of the sky and of celestial bodies -- The worship of earth gods -- Particular Gods and Gods personifying concepts -- The worship of animals -- Totenism -- Animistic and Dynamistic Ideas Anthropology: Man's origin -- Man's Vital principle -- The Soul -- Attributes and Capacities of Man -- Similarity and difference between man and God -- Religious speculation concerning Man's Essence -- Man's Law of life -- The course of the Indivicual's life -- Life in society Cultus: Concrete objectifications: Introduction -- Sacred places -- Sacred Times -- Sacred Images -- Cultic acts: Prayer -- The Oath and the Curse -- Ordeals -- Ritual Purification -- Sacraments -- Sacrifice ER -