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Christianity: The Origins of a Pagan Religion
Reveals how Christian mythology of the Middle Ages had more to do with paganism than the Bible- Identifies pagan deities that were incorporated into each of the saints - Shows how all the major holidays on the Christian calendar are modeled on long-standing pagan traditionsThis extensive study of the Christian mythology that animated medieval Europe shows that this mytholo...more
Paperback, 218 pages
Published
June 27th 2006
by Inner Traditions International
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Christianity: The Origins of a Pagan Religion by Philippe Walter (2006)
This nonfiction title covers the pagan origins of many "Christian" feasts and traditions. I've been skimming through to find items of interest and found it rather informative. The writing style is moderately interesting.
I don't know if there's a better "one-stop" resource out there on the subject. If there isn't, this has a lot of explanations such as the probable origin of Santa using flying reindeer to travel.
I don't know if there's a better "one-stop" resource out there on the subject. If there isn't, this has a lot of explanations such as the probable origin of Santa using flying reindeer to travel.
Sounded really interesting. This book traces the pagan roots of Christianity, specifically focusing on the church calendar and the holidays. I was interested in the subject matter, but the book read like a very dry Phd thesis. I got really bogged down in all the minutia. I think the author wrote this book as a research resource rather than a book to be read cover to cover. (or else he needs a better editor)
This was a pretty interesting book.
Not a light read. It keeps your brain reeling.
Discusses the origins of many christian/catholic customs, traditions, and holidays, that actually tend to stem from paganism.
Not a light read. It keeps your brain reeling.
Discusses the origins of many christian/catholic customs, traditions, and holidays, that actually tend to stem from paganism.
This book is really weird and cool; it talks about how European pagan traditions were absorbed into Christianity in the middle ages, like 'carnival' turning into Christmas.
Fascinating stuff.
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