Author of the book, historian and writer, known to readers for his works “Centuries and Generations” (M., 1976), “To the People for the Sake of the People” (L., 1987), “The Female Face of the Earth” (L., 1988) etc., touches on a wide range of problems associated with archaic beliefs and rituals - with primitive animism, with belief in totems and fetishes, with primitive magic, with the activities of priests and shamans, etc. The book is written brightly and excitingly, designed primarily for young people , for everyone who is interested in the prehistory of existing religions.