Introduction to the Science of Religion (Classic Reprint): Four Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution: Four Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore how ancient beliefs evolved across civilizations in this accessible look at the science of religion. Friedrich Max Müller examines how languages, myths, and rituals reveal common roots behind world faiths, from sky deities to spirit beings.

This concise collection of lectures traces how early concepts of the supreme god, sky, and spirits emerged and transformed in Chinese, Mongolian, Turkish, Samoyed, and Finnic traditions. It shows how shared ideas point to a broader, interconnected history of religion, rather than isolated belief systems.

• See how the same word for sky becomes a name for the highest deity in different cultures.


• Learn how spirits and gods are imagined in nature, weather, and daily life.


• Discover how linguistic changes reflect evolving religious ideas.


• Understand how ancestral offerings and shamanic practices fit into broader religious patterns.

Ideal for readers of religious history and those curious about how ideas travel and transform across cultures.

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