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1934. With discussion on origins of the phallus, various cults relating to phallus such as Cult of Venus and phallic cults relative to Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Indians, America, Greeks, Romans, Gauls, Spaniards and Germans, among others. Commentary on civil and religious customs and feast of fools.

1934. With discussion on origins of the phallus, various cults relating to phallus such as Cult of Venus and phallic cults relative to Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Indians, America, Greeks, Romans, Gauls, Spaniards and Germans, among others. Commentary on civil and religious customs and feast of fools.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text, possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our control.

With discussion on origins of the phallus, various cults relating to phallus such as Cult of Venus and phallic cults relative to Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Indians, America, Greeks, Romans, Gauls, Spaniards and Germans, among others. Commentary on civil and religious customs and feast of fools.

First published in 1805, this immense history is a very documented work on erotic cults. This translation is from the 1885 French edition. The author's enormous researches and lengthy textual matter, and his hundreds of notes and annotations, comprise the most comprehensive guide on the worship of obscene gods and phallic religion.