Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>
>>>>>Letters from the Earth? :-)
>>>>
>>>>yep, that was one. perhaps the nail in the coffin. 'huckleberry finn'
>>>>certainly had some clues, though.
>>>>
>>>>your pal,
>>>>blake
>>>
>>>I totally understand.
>>>
>>>You may enjoy "The Golden Bough" for a bit of historical reading.
>>>It had a similar effect on me that "Letters" did for you, but probably
>>>for different reasons. I'm not an Atheist tho'. More of a Pantheist.
>>>
>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Bough
>>>
>>>It's a bit dry, but very enlightening.
>>
>>i have 'the golden bough,' but i haven't looked at it in many years.
>>
>>for some reason that makes me think of 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and
>>the Madness of Crowds,' by charles mackay, another classic text from 1852
>>that is much referred to:
>>
>><http://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-...rowds/dp/18975
>>97320>
>>
>>your pal,
>>blake
>
>
> Hm, Yet another to put on my book list. <g>
> Thanks!
>
> If you liked "The Golden Bough", you may also enjoy "The White Goddess".

Homer Smiths "Man and his God's" is not only very informative but, imo,
very readable, entertainingly written. It is out of print (originally
published in 1952) but not hard to find in used book stores and there
are a number of full text (PDF and HTML) versions archived on various sites.

http://www.irthsumer.com/site/PDF/HomerSmith.pdf
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