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A polemical work reinterprets Christian beliefs and rituals as survivals of ancient sun-worship and zodiacal symbolism, tracing parallels with Egyptian, Hindu, Persian and other pagan cults. Through pointed readings of scriptures, myths, and symbols it argues that figures and rites such as the bull, lamb, and fish redeemers, baptism, the Virgin figure, and the cross originate in seasonal and astronomical motifs and in practices of human sacrifice and ritual cannibalism. The book assembles comparative mythology, etymology, and iconography into a series of examples and claims aimed at challenging orthodox religious readings and showing continuity with older sacrificial cults.

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Title: King Solomon's Goat

Author: George Willard Bartlett

Release date: November 2, 2015 [eBook #50368]
Most recently updated: October 22, 2024

Language: English

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King Solomon’s Goat

By
WILLARD BARTLETT
Author of
“The Origin of Priestcraft,” “The Tenderfoot,”
“The War of the Stomachs,” etc.
Apologies are due to numerous authors
who have failed to receive due credit
through the carelessness of the compiler.
EVERETT PRINT
13 Otis Street
BOSTON

Copyright 1918
BY
G. WILLARD BARTLETT