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Contents of the Book
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| 6.Coercion and Exorcism | 963 |
| 7.Nature of Cultism | 965 |
| 88.Fetishes, Charms, and Magic | 967 |
| 1.Belief in Fetishes | 967 |
| 2.Evolution of the Fetish | 968 |
| Images and idols | |
| "Sacred Books" | |
| 3.Totemism | 970 |
| 4.Magic | 970 |
| 5.Magical Charms | 971 |
| 6.The Practice of Magic | 972 |
| 89.Sin, Sacrifice, and Atonement | 974 |
| 1.The Taboo | 974 |
| 2.The Concept of Sin | 975 |
| 3.Renunciation and Humiliation | 976 |
| The continence cult | |
| 4.Origins of Sacrifice | 977 |
| 5.Sacrifices and Cannibalism | 978 |
| 6.Evolution of Human Sacrifice | 980 |
| 7.Modifications of Human Sacrifice | 981 |
| Temple harlotry | |
| 8.Redemption and Covenants | 982 |
| 9.Sacrifices and Sacraments | 983 |
| 10.Forgiveness of Sin | 984 |
| 90.Shamanism—Medicine Men and Priests | 986 |
| 1.The First Shamans—The Medicine Men | 986 |
| 2.Shamanistic Practices | 987 |
| 3.The Shamanic Theory of Disease and Death | 989 |
| 4.Medicine Under the Shamans | 990 |
| 5.Priests and Rituals | 992 |
| 91.The Evolution of Prayer | 994 |
| 1.Primitive Prayer | 994 |
| 2.Evolving Prayer | 995 |
| Prayer versus magic | |
| 3.Prayer and the Alter Ego | 996 |
| 4.Ethical Praying | 997 |
| 5.Social Repercussions of Prayer | 998 |
| 6.The Province of Prayer | 999 |
| 7.Mysticism, Ecstasy, and Inspiration | 1000 |
| 8.Praying as a Personal Experience | 1001 |
| 9.Conditions of Effective Prayer | 1002 |
| 92.The Later Evolution of Religion | 1003 |
| 1.The Evolutionary Nature of Religion | 1003 |
| 2.Religion and the Mores | 1004 |
