Excerpt from Primitive Semitic Religion to-Day: A Record of Researches, Discoveries and Studies in Syria, Palestine and the Sinaitic Peninsula Every new book must demonstrate its right to be. The. Publisher and the circle of readers for which it is designed may well ask, Why should you claim our atten tion? What are you? Do you give any new or important information? Are you interesting? These are all legitimate questions, to which I Shall attempt a brief answer. In the preparation of the fol lowing pages, I have not thought of any special class of readers except those who may be interested in the study of primitive religious customs. Earnest students of the Bible, as well as those of comparative religion, may per haps find in this treatise new materials for thought and investigation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.