Ancient Faiths and Modern: A Dissertation Upon Worships, Legends and Divinities in Central and Western Asia, Europe, and Elsewhere, Before the Christian Era. Showing Their Relations to Religious Customs as They Now Exist |
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Page vi
... common way , and style their doctrines " orthodox . " It is equally certain that to such opinion the majority adhere through life . But it has always happened , that many men and women have aspired to the position of medical professors ...
... common way , and style their doctrines " orthodox . " It is equally certain that to such opinion the majority adhere through life . But it has always happened , that many men and women have aspired to the position of medical professors ...
Page xi
... common opinion that the Almighty so revels in cruelty , that He makes creatures to torture them , is a horrible one to me - fit only to come from impotent Pagan priests . That Jehovah selected about one million of bad men , out of about ...
... common opinion that the Almighty so revels in cruelty , that He makes creatures to torture them , is a horrible one to me - fit only to come from impotent Pagan priests . That Jehovah selected about one million of bad men , out of about ...
Page xii
... common amongst those to whom our Bible has been wholly unknown . Many of the conclusions to which I came have already appeared in the second volume of Ancient Faiths , under the heads of " Religion , " " Theology , xii PREFACE .
... common amongst those to whom our Bible has been wholly unknown . Many of the conclusions to which I came have already appeared in the second volume of Ancient Faiths , under the heads of " Religion , " " Theology , xii PREFACE .
Page xv
... common in culture . Education of youth . Policy of the priesthood . Reflections thereupon . Teocallis or houses of God . Worship . Festivals . Human sacrifice . No sexual deities or rites . Question of credibility - God and the Devil ...
... common in culture . Education of youth . Policy of the priesthood . Reflections thereupon . Teocallis or houses of God . Worship . Festivals . Human sacrifice . No sexual deities or rites . Question of credibility - God and the Devil ...
Page xix
... common law of priestly legislation . Ecclesiastical laws generally bad ones . The Church makes sins ; so does society . A case supposed . Society contravenes the laws of Nature . The proper basis of legislation . Personal impressions ...
... common law of priestly legislation . Ecclesiastical laws generally bad ones . The Church makes sins ; so does society . A case supposed . Society contravenes the laws of Nature . The proper basis of legislation . Personal impressions ...
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adopted amongst ancient angels Aryan asceticism assert Assyrian Babylonian believe Bible Brahmins Buddha Buddhist called celestial Christian Church Creator death deity described Devil Dhammapada disciples divine doctrine doubt earth Elohim endeavour Etruscan existence faith father followers ghosts gods Grecian Greeks heaven Hebrew Hell Herodotus Hindoo holy human idea India individual inquire Jehovah Jesus Jesus of Nazareth Jewish Jews Jupiter king legend live Lord Luke Matt matter Max Müller Medes Mexican mind ministers miracles missionaries modern Moses mother mythology nation nature Nirvana Old Testament origin orthodox Pagan Papal Parsees Persian prayer preached priests prophet punished reason referred regarded religion religious remarks Roman sacred sacrifice Sadducees saints Sakya Muni Scriptures Siddartha spirit story taught teaching temple Testament things thou thought tion told truth virgin whilst wholly wings woman words worship writings Zoroaster