Download or read book Primitive Ritual and Belief written by E.O. James and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1917, investigates the rites and beliefs of people who had remained in a ‘primitive’ state of culture throughout the ages. Special attention was paid to the ritual and mythology of the Aborigines of Australia, in what was then some of the first studies of their beliefs.