Serpent-Worship, and Other Essays, with a Chapter on TotemismFront matterReading editionChapter navigation15 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterChapter I · RIVERS OF LIFE.Chapter II · PHALLISM IN ANCIENT RELIGIONS.Chapter II · PHALLISM IN ANCIENT RELIGIONS. (continued 2)Chapter III · THE ORIGIN OF SERPENT-WORSHIP.Chapter IV · THE ADAMITES.Chapter V · THE DESCENDANTS OF CAIN.Chapter VI · SACRED PROSTITUTION.Chapter VII · MARRIAGE AMONG PRIMITIVE PEOPLES.Chapter VIII · MARRIAGE BY CAPTURE.Chapter IX · DEVELOPMENT OF THE “FAMILY.”Chapter X · THE SOCIAL POSITION OF WOMAN AS AFFECTED BY “CIVILISATION.”Chapter XI · SPIRITISM AND MODERN SPIRITUALISM.Chapter XII · TOTEMS AND TOTEMISM.Chapter XIII · MAN AND THE APE.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter I · RIVERS OF LIFE.All chapters and sections (15)Opening pagesFront matterChapters122345678910111213LONDON GEORGE REDWAY YORK STREET COVENT GARDEN 1888.◇CHAPTER I. RIVERS OF LIFE. →