Studies in the Marvellous (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Studies in the MarvellousBut if the marvellous has failed to receive a satisfactory treat ment at the hands of literary students, in another direction it has been investigated with surprising fulness. The students of eth nology and folk-lore have, with purposes quite other than those of literary criticism, brought together, and partially classified, a vast number of marvels drawn from primitive and popular religious belief, custom, and superstition. It is hardly necessary to cite the long roster Of those who in all parts of the learned world are following in the steps of Lord Avebury, Spencer, Tylor, Frazer, and berenger-féraud. By the systematic and devoted efforts of this great band of modern humanists, there has been brought together a mass of Observations and explanations of the marvellous element in belief and story, which, though quite inde pendent Of any literary interpretation, nevertheless is by all odds the most considerable achievement in the study of the wonderful, not only since the time of Aristotle, but in all time. Such works, to mention only English examples, as The Origins of Civilization, Primitive Culture, The Golden Bough, Myth, Ritual and Religion, or The Legend of Perseus, are as monu mental to the success attending the application of the methods of scientific research to Spiritual matters as they are unique in the history of humanism.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.