{"product_id":"the-pagan-foundation-of-the-christian-religion-exposed-william-e-costley-1922","title":"The Pagan Foundation of the Christian Religion Exposed — William E. Costley (1922)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by New Mission Press in San Francisco in 1922, \u003cem\u003eThe Pagan Foundation of the Christian Religion Exposed\u003c\/em\u003e by William E. Costley is an exceptionally scarce early twentieth-century religious pamphlet concerned with the pre-Christian foundations of Christian belief, symbolism, and tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this brief and provocative work, Costley approaches Christianity through comparative religion and an astro-theological lens, tracing Christian ideas back toward older pagan and African religious traditions. The pamphlet belongs to a fascinating current of independent religious publishing in the period: small, polemical works that challenged orthodox accounts of Christian origins and attempted to recover older symbolic meanings beneath familiar doctrines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original publication is remarkably elusive. Issued as a short illustrated pamphlet by New Mission Press, it survives today in very limited institutional and private holdings and has been largely absent from modern circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Holographic Pagan Press edition returns Costley’s unusual work to print while preserving the character of the original pamphlet, including its period illustrations and historical presentation. Each physical copy is produced by hand on light brown cardstock with black printing and a black cloth tape-bound spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a newly prepared Holographic Pagan Press edition and not an original antique copy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Pagan Foundation of the Christian Religion Exposed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e William E. Costley\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1922\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Mission Press, San Francisco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormats:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handmade physical book or digital PDF\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.5\" × 11\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light brown cardstock with black printing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black cloth tape-bound spine\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black-and-white\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Odd Enough Books \/ Holographic Pagan Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition design:\u003c\/strong\u003e C.K. Lee\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Newly produced\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCostley’s pamphlet reflects the language, religious polemics, and historical theories of its period and is presented here as a primary document in the history of alternative religious and astro-theological thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holographic Pagan Press","offers":[{"title":"Physical Book","offer_id":52678480265498,"sku":"HPP-PAGAN-FOUNDATION-1922-PHYS","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"PDF","offer_id":52678480298266,"sku":"HPP-PAGAN-FOUNDATION-1922-PDF","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/9048\/7322\/files\/william-e-costley-pagan-foundation-hpp-product-image_761235cb-a7be-40f0-95d2-cd49ea954d94.png?v=1786429889","url":"https:\/\/oddenoughbooks.com\/products\/the-pagan-foundation-of-the-christian-religion-exposed-william-e-costley-1922","provider":"Odd Enough Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}