Sex worship: an exposition of the phallic origin of religion

Clifford Howard

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SEX WORSHIP.SEX WORSHIP
OF PHALLICAN EXPOSITION THE
ORIGIN OF RELIGION
BY
CLIFFORD HOWARD
SECOND EDITION
D. C.WASHINGTON,
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR
1898COPYRIGHT
BY CLIFFORD HOWARD
1898.
PRESS OF COXTINENTAL PCBLISHINQ CO.
25 PARK NEW YORK.PLACE,PREFACE.
work has for aTHIS its object general
of sex orpresentation worship, phallicism
of the of(the powersworship generative
for the ofnature), purpose demonstrating
that the various faiths of the
religious
world and arehave had a common origin,
founded a material basisupon natural,
the adoration of life in its ofphenomena
creation and reproduction.
A and exhaustive treatmentthorough
of the of thesubject is, course, beyond
of the is limitedwhichscope present work,
to an of the andsolely exposition principal
more salient features of in its
phallicism,
direct and obvious relation to andtheology
to the beliefs and of thereligious symbols
No therefore,present day. has,attempt
been tomade treat of theany particular
or more of thecomplex phases subject,
5PREFACE.
nor to discuss its social and physiological
of value andwhich,aspects, although great
could not be treatedinterest, appropriately
within the limits of this volume.
The work here aembodiespresented
amount of as welllarge original research,
as the of authoritiesinvestigations leading
on the all of whose works havesubject,
been studied. The author hascarefully
avoided foot-note referencesmaking any
to these for not do suchauthorities, only
fail tonotes serve any practical purpose
to the critical reader thatexcept satisfy
the writer has not drawn his ownupon
but in the instanceimagination, present
the data at the command of the author
have been from such a ofgathered variety
and the evidencesources, presented by
them is so while at thecumulative,largely
same time are so interwoventhey closely
with the facts derived from the author's
individual and discoveries,investigations
that it would abe difficult matter to clas-
his statements in accordance withsify
their source.primary