Edward Clodd: 11 books

“Myths and Dreams” is a fascinating treatise on early belief systems in primitive societies by English writer Edward Clodd. Within it's pages, Clodd explores what these things meant to early societies and the various different theories that existed around the world. Contents include: “It's Primitive...

“Animism, the Seed of Religion” is a 1905 treatise on the subject of animism by English writer Edward Clodd. Animism is the religious belief that creatures, objects, and even places have an innate spiritual essence, and can even arguably be considered to be alive. This fascinating volume explores...

British polymath Edward Clodd was a banker who also established himself as a prominent thinker in the fields of anthropology and folklore. In Myths and Dreams, Clodd takes a look at the mythological beliefs of many cultures and societies, ranging from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century, providing...

In 1885 scholar and folklorist Edward Clodd set out to show how dreams and myths informed early humanity’s interpretation of the physical world, as well as society’s development and continuing belief in the supernatural. This book contains chapters on the personification of natural phenomena, beliefs in descent from animals and plants, omens, and dreams as communication between gods and men.

Tom Tit Tot, An Essay on Savage Philosophy in Folk-Tale by Edward Clodd IN commenting on the prominent example of the conversion of the old epics into allegories which is supplied by Tennyson's Idylls of the King, whereby the legends 'lose their dream reality without gaining the reality of...

A brilliant work about animism and its connection to various fields of religion. This ebook is not a cheap scanned version of the original but has been completely revised, including an interactive table-of-contents. CONTENTS: 1. Pre-Human Elements In Religion 2. Brain In Animal And Man 3. Man In The...

MYTH: ITS BIRTH AND GROWTH. “Unchecked by external truth, the mind of man has a fatal facility for ensnaring, entrapping, and entangling itself. But, happily, happily for the human race, some fragment of physical speculation has been built into every false system. Here is the weak point....

The philosophy of Rumplestiltskin was delivered as a lecture to the esteemed members of the Folklore Society. An engaging look at how the science of folklore was treated at the time while giving a very fresh look upon the classic fairytale Rumplestiltskin. Many of the earliest books, particularly...

This book needs only brief introduction. It attempts to tell the story of the origin of the Evolution idea in Ionia, and, after long arrest, of the revival of that idea in modern times, when its profound and permanent influence on thought in all directions, and, therefore, on human relations and conduct,...

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Index CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTORY II. THE BEGINNINGS OF THE ALPHABET III. MEMORY-AIDS AND PICTURE-WRITING (a) Mnemonic (b) Pictorial (c) Ideographic (d) Phonetic IV. CHINESE, JAPANESE, AND COREAN SCRIPTS V. CUNEIFORM WRITING VI....

Written in 1883 for young readers, the author considers the advance “from lower to higher stages of religious belief.” Tackling the issue of what should be taught about the Bible in the light of scientific knowledge, the author asserts that “the great verities [of the bible] remain,” and that new scientific information provides a clearer view of such truths.