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About The Book: This Book"Serpent-Worship, and Other Essays with a Chapter on Totemism" explores the prevalence and significance of serpent worship across various ancient cultures, examining its symbolic and religious meanings. The book delves into the broader themes of mythology, religion, and totemism, analyzing how serpents were revered as deities, symbols of fertility, or representations of evil. Wake also discusses totemism, highlighting the role of animals, including serpents, as spiritual symbols or clan emblems in early human societies. About The Author: C. Staniland Wake (1835-1910) was a British anthropologist and ethnologist known for his work on primitive religions, mythology, and totemism. He extensively studied ancient beliefs, particularly serpent worship, and contributed to the understanding of cultural and religious practices among early human societies through his writings and research. The Title 'Serpent-worship, and Other essays : with a Chapter On Totemism written/authored/edited by C. Staniland Wake', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789364339582 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 305 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Totemism. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: