The Ghost Dance. Origins of Religion

706 Pages·1972·69.545 MB·English

by  Weston La Barre

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THE GHOST DANCE

iuvat integrosaccedere fontis autque haurire, iuvatque
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novos decerpereflores insignetnque meo capitipetere inde
coronam unde primus nulli vekirint tempora musae;
primum quod magnis doceo de rebus et artisreligionum
animum nodis exsolvere pergo delude quod obscura de re
tarn lucida pango carmina, musaeo contingens cuncta
lepore.
It is a pleasure to approach untasted springs and to drink,
it is a pleasure to pick uncommon flowers and to seek
unique garland for my head wherewith before Thought had
crowned the brow ofnone; first, since I would teach of
high matters and imaginings, and proceed to loose the mind
from tight knots of religion, and again since the matter is
so dark and my lines so clear, touching each by the grace
ofscience and art.
Lucretius, De rerum natura, i, 927-934
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THE
GHOST DANCE
Origins of Religion
WESTON LA BARRE
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A DELTA BOOK
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Copyright 1970, 1972 by Weston La Barre
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ISBN: 0-440-52842-9
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Third printing—June 1978