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Addressing the question: "What does religion do for people?", this text offers a general, comparative review of the religions of traditional societies -- of their character and the variations among them. It covers mystical power and its sources; animals and plants in religion; supernatural beings; wizardry; illness and healing; death and the afterlife;, festivals; and more. For sociologists, anthropologists, and all those interested in religion and magic.Child, Alice B. is the author of 'Religion and Magic in the Life of Traditional Peoples', published 1992 under ISBN 9780130124517 and ISBN 0130124516.
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