Okay, here is the translation following your instructions: Primitive religion theory

Author: Yang Xuezheng
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Publish Date: 2000-10-01
Features: Based on substantial evidence and employing the principles of comparative religious studies, this book systematically elaborates on the origins, developments, and evolutionary patterns of various forms of primitive religion, such as magic, witchcraft, animism, ancestor worship, reverence for heaven, earth, sun, moon, mountains, rivers, and animal worship. The book, grounded in factual evidence and utilizing the principles of comparative religious studies, systematically explains the emergence, development, and evolution of these forms of primitive religion. The author argues that a sense of animism existed before the concept of the soul. Magic differs from witchcraft; magic is a manifestation of animism, while witchcraft is the of primitive religion. Primitive religion has continuously evolved alongside the entire evolution of human society from the very beginning, with its specific forms shaped by multifaceted ideological, economic, and social factors.