The Sun and the Serpent (Classic Reprint): A Contribution to the History of Serpent-Worship - Couverture souple

Charles Frederick Oldham

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ISBN 10 : 1330220889 ISBN 13 : 9781330220887

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the ancient link between the Sun and the serpent across cultures and time.

This book surveys how sun-worship and serpent worship traveled from India to China, Africa, and beyond, shaping sacred rites, totems, and kings who were believed to embody divine power.

From temple reverence to legendary kings and deified ancestors, it explains how the hooded serpent and the sun-god became enduring symbols. It draws on myth, archaeology, and historical texts to trace shared rituals that survived across civilizations—often under different names.

The author shows how rituals, offerings, and sacred monuments reflect a common cultural thread. It highlights the ways these beliefs influenced art, governance, and daily life in distant lands.

• Connections between sun worship and serpent gods across regions
• How totems like the Naga and tortoise symbolized solar descent
• Rituals, sacrifices, and memorial practices tied to sacred beings
• Comparative glimpses of beliefs in Asia, Africa, and the ancient Near East

Ideal for readers curious about religious history, myth, and the cross-cultural journeys of early belief systems.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Sun and the Serpent: A Contribution to the History of Serpent-Worship

This work, which is based upon papers read before the Royal Asiatic Society in 1901, was, at first, intended to refer only to Indian Serpent-worship. It was soon found, however, that the Serpent-worship of India did not originate in that country, but was, in fact, a branch of the worship of the Sun and the Serpent, which was once well-nigh universal. It became evident, therefore, that a history of the Indian cult would go far to explain the nature and origin of serpent-worship, in other countries and in other times.

It will be seen that some of the views, expressed in this volume, differ from those which have been held by some Oriental scholars of great eminence. These views, however, have not been put forward without due consideration. They are the result of much reflection, observation, and inquiry, combined with a careful study of local tradition and folk-lore.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330220889
• ISBN 13: 9781330220887
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 278
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