/lit/ - Literature

>>14649339
sometimes

sometimes i'll make annotations in pencil as well

>>14200847
fpbp

>>14200833
Golden Bough is alright. Joseph Campbell's Masks of God is better and worth reading. Read Cunningham and Kelsay's textbook The Sacred Quest. It's very brainlet friendly. If you want more about origins of western tradition, Burkert's Greek Religion. And the Bible of course, NASB or NRSV preferably. And Plato. Keep in mind the Greeks and Romans treated philosophy and religion almost interchangeably; they are both endeavors in piety, in perfecting the human life and pleasing to the gods. Christianity in its earliest years was considered by some to be just another school of philosophy, in fact. One that was criticized for its lack of rigor and foundation in revealed knowledge.

>>12346304
>who is Sol Invictus

>>12345632
I shill it a lot but unironically read Campbell's Masks of God. Specifically the book about Occidental Mythology.

>>11471782
Burkert's Greek Religion
Campbell's Primitive Mythology & Occidental Mythology (pic)
Grave's The Greek Myths (you can ignore his white goddess rambling)
Bulfinch
Edith Hamilton

>>11467097
>mfw ayn rand was the anne hathaway of her day

>>11466925
STEMlet. Why are you reading Alinsky? He's a mooch and a thief who inspired others to implement mooching and thieving as government policy. Read something good. Here are some science/history recs:

Landmark Julius Caesar (or any of the Landmark histories)

Us & Them, Berreby, sociology book

Empire of Honour, JE Lendon on Roman politics and especially the currency of public praise.

The Power of Myth by Campbell, more sociology/anthropology. mostly about primitive religion, gender, and how these patterns define us still.

On Food and Cooking by McGee. Textbook on the science of what happens to ingredients while you're preparing or cooking them. Chemistry tier.

Will Durant's Caesar and Christ. A very comfy read about ancient Rome, draws from many ancient sources. From the 1950s or thereabouts, you'll find one used for cheap.

Pausanias' Description of Greece. Ancient Greek travelogue, from 3rd century AD or so, he literally walks all the parts of ancient Greece listing cities and custom, statues, cults, historical notes, so on. Referred to by many other writers and historians.

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