Nature Worship: An Account of Phallic Faiths and Practices Ancient and Modern, Including the Adoration of the Male and Female Powers in Various Nations and the Sacta Puja of Indian Gnosticism [Paperback]

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Publication Date: November 1995

The Origin of Phallicism; Deities Connected with Phallic Worship; Emblems Connected with Phallic Worship; Phallic Objects; Wide Prevalence of Phallic Worship; Phallic Worship in the Middle Ages; Moral Aspects of Phallicism; Sacta Puja, the Worship of the Female Power.

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• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564595978
• ISBN-13: 978-1564595973
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Scholarly and detailed, November 12, 2006

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J Irvin "author of The Holy Mushroom" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nature Worship: An Account of Phallic Faiths and Practices Ancient and Modern, Including the Adoration of the Male and Female Powers in Various Nations and the Sacta Puja of Indian Gnosticism (Paperback)

Nature Worship: An Account of Phallic Faiths and Practices Ancient and Modern, 1929 by Hargrave Jennings (?)

This is one of the more scholarly and less opinionated books on fertility worship that I've come across to date. The book appears to have been written by Hargrave Jennings, but was originally written anonymously. If you are interested in a very scholarly and to the point book on fertility worship, look no further.

On the negative side, the author is very uptight about sex, and possibly more so than the author's 1800's counter parts such as Rocco Brown - someone who promoted only primitivism as the reason for fertility religion - now proven false. The mere mention of naked female genitalia or orgy sends this author into fits of disgust. He sees no benefit to the fertility rituals and practices such as B.Z. Goldberg does in The Sacred Fire. Goldberg actually lays out the principles of ecstasy based on sex in his book - though all of these authors are pre-drug origins of religious understanding and miss/overlook the relation to the common practice of also using psychedelic drugs during these rituals. This was laid out by John Allegro in the much marginalized Sacred Mushroom and the Cross. Speaking of Allegro, he was largely attacked for attempting to base the origins of Christianity on fertility. If you are in doubt of this fact, this book will provide strong evidence that Allegro was correct in his assertion.

Overall this is a very good book and very well worth the read. I give it someplace between a 4 and 5 stars.

5.0 out of 5 stars Captures your attention and doesn't let go!, September 19, 2005

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Godspark (Imperial, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nature Worship: An Account of Phallic Faiths and Practices Ancient and Modern, Including the Adoration of the Male and Female Powers in Various Nations and the Sacta Puja of Indian Gnosticism (Paperback)

Anyone who is interested in anthropology or world religions will find this an absolutely eye-opening book full of good insights and historical information.