The book deals with a number of concepts entrenched in the cultures of many primitive peoples and compares them, especially those related to witchcraft and sorcery. It examines the concept of magic among these peoples and its relationship to many of the superstitious beliefs that they believe in. The book shows the magician's role in primitive societies and his claim to the ability to control the forces of nature such as rain, sun, and agricultural crops. People who stand helpless in front of the supernatural powers of nature are looking for another power that they can control, so they place their trust in the magician who claims to have such power. In some societies, the magician may rise to the social ladder in his tribe until he becomes the king, and in this way the religious authority and social authority are combined in him at the same time. The book explains that the concept of deities among primitive peoples differs from that of the monotheistic religions. The gods in these peoples are human beings. They are born, grow, love, marry, quarrel with each other, and fight and die, but they have supernatural powers that are not available to ordinary humans. The book shows that many primitive peoples believe in the incarnation of deities in trees, so you see them sanctify certain trees and bless them, believing that the spirit of God is present in this or that tree. Thus, many primitive peoples practiced tree worship. Then the writer proceeds to explain the concept of transferring sins and evils from one person to another, indicating that this custom exists among many primitive peoples that may choose a particular person to be an offering that accepts to carry the tribe's treasures and then they kill him or ban him thinking that he will save them from it. The book also describes the Feasts of Fire that are celebrated by many around the world, especially in Europe. The writer says that these holidays are an imitation of the apparent movement of the sun in the sky, as well as the beliefs associated with setting fires in those celebrations, especially those related to marriage, offspring, and abundance of crops. He says that this ancient custom is related to the habit of burning witches that were common in ancient times .. Finally, the writer says that Some primitive peoples had a belief that the soul might leave the body to other places and then return to it again. And he tells many stories in which some magicians and kings keep their souls in faraway places that no one can reach in order to avoid death. But every time one of the heroes is able to kill