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THE WAY OF THE SACRED

by Francis Huxley

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New York: Doubleday & Co., 1974 THE WAY OF THE SACRED- Francis Huxley- Doubleday & Co.-NY- 1974- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Large Hardcover:-4to- VG++-Near FINE/VG++-Near FINE djis unclipped at $14.95- upper spine rubs, but bright and clean- 320pp are clean, no tears or writing- hundreds of Illustrated-B&W & Color Photos-Drawings- "The Way of the Sacred, " The rites and symbols, beliefs and tabus, that men have held in awe and wonder, through the ages with over 250 illustrations, 32 pages in full color.-An imaginative social anthropologist’s view of the sacred-one in which he brings together examples of rituals, beliefs, and tabus from many societies and many religions to show how celebrations of the sacred allow men to know their origins, to understand the meanings of their societies, and to come to terms with death. "- Non-fiction-religion-sacred Rites-Symbolism-sacred Powers-Beliefs-supernatural-illustrated (636). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG++-Near Fine/VG++-Near FINE. Illus. by Illustrated-B&W & Color Photos-Drawings. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.