SERPENT WORSHIP AND MYTHOLOGY - 1st 1877 - ANCIENT RELIGIOUS PAGAN SNAKE WORSHIP

SERPENT AND SIVA WORSHIP AND MYTHOLOGY IN CENTRAL AMERICA, AFRICA AND ASIA. THE ORIGIN OF SERPENT WORSHIP. Book Details + Condition: J.W. Bouton (New York). First Edition, 1877. Extremely scarce. Softcover. Pagination: 32pp; 28pp. Two publications in one volume. "Serpent Silva Worship and Mythology" explores the history and mythology of serpent worship in different cultures across Central America, Africa, and Asia. It delves into the origins of serpent worship and how it has been incorporated into various religions and mythologies throughout history, providing a detailed analysis of the role of serpents in different cultures, including their association with fertility, creation, and destruction. It also examines the significance of serpents in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other Eastern religions. "The Origin of Serpent Worship” is a landmark anthropological essay written by C. Staniland Wake in 1873, later compiled into his book Serpent-Worship, and Other Essays. Wake challenges the prevailing theories of his time to explain why the serpent became a universal object of religious adoration across ancient civilizations. An extremely scarce First Edition. The work appears to have originally been a softcover pamphlet which was rebound - the marbled endpapers remain as covers, but please note there are no boards. Firm binding; tear to covers / endpapers (small one to rear, and a repaired one to front); inked name to original cover; toning to pages, which are otherwise clean and free of markings. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.