Primitive Religion: Magic, Rituals, and Myths

This chapter explores various forms of magic and religious practices found in primitive religions, including imitative magic, contagious magic, fetishism, shamanism, popular magic, divination, and ritual. It discusses the importance of rituals and rites of passage, the role of priests, initiation rites, and the hunger for tribal forms in urban societies. The chapter also delves into the role of myth in explaining and justifying rituals, the growth of myths into oral traditions, and the development of scriptures and theology.