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1.The Origin and Development of Religion. 2.The Function of Religion in Human Society. 3.The Interpretation of Symbolism. 4.The Analysis of Myth. 5.The Symbolic Analysis of Ritual. 6.The Purposes of Shamanism. 7.Witchcraft and Divination. 8.The Meaning of Ghosts and Ancestor Worship. 9.Dynamics of Religion.
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