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... divine command and ruthless military coercion , a large population was made to endure grinding poverty and forced labor at mind - dulling repetitive tasks in order to insure " Life , Prosperity , and Health " for the divine or semi- divine ...
... divine command and ruthless military coercion , a large population was made to endure grinding poverty and forced labor at mind - dulling repetitive tasks in order to insure " Life , Prosperity , and Health " for the divine or semi- divine ...
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... divine kingship , was the product of a coalition between the tribute - exacting hunting chief- tain and the keepers of an important religious shrine . Without that com- bination , without that sanction , without that luminous elevation ...
... divine kingship , was the product of a coalition between the tribute - exacting hunting chief- tain and the keepers of an important religious shrine . Without that com- bination , without that sanction , without that luminous elevation ...
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... divine , sacredness . The god's share in the produce of the land , apportioned by the temple , was the first claim upon it : an ancient custom continued in the tithe into medieval Christendom . Yet every member of the community had a ...
... divine , sacredness . The god's share in the produce of the land , apportioned by the temple , was the first claim upon it : an ancient custom continued in the tithe into medieval Christendom . Yet every member of the community had a ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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