Animism, the Seed of Religion

This book looks at early humans’ belief systems and the ways in which the belief in animal spirits helped spawn today’s religions. From the preface: “THIS little book contains more fact than comment, because the departure from the ordinary handling of the subject of Primitive Religion which it makes demands that the presentment of evidence shall precede theories of Origins. The interconnection between subordinate parts and the main theme has rendered it impossible to avoid here and there crossing the margins of areas which will come under survey in other volumes of this series.”