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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... described in turn as His ministers , His residence , His army , and sometimes even as Himself . We showed , moreover , that the Almighty was depicted by some as a male , having the attributes and pas- sions of men , by others as a ...
... described in turn as His ministers , His residence , His army , and sometimes even as Himself . We showed , moreover , that the Almighty was depicted by some as a male , having the attributes and pas- sions of men , by others as a ...
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... described in the Bible , with its sea of glass , its harpists and singers , would afford no tempta- tion , and , unless it was furnished with abundance of oily food , an Esquimaux would not visit it ; nor would the fires and heat of ...
... described in the Bible , with its sea of glass , its harpists and singers , would afford no tempta- tion , and , unless it was furnished with abundance of oily food , an Esquimaux would not visit it ; nor would the fires and heat of ...
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... described him as reverencing his manitou , or great spirit , and speaking of some happy hunting ground to which his soul will pass after death ; but I am unable to find any reliable testimony in support of this poetic notion . To me it ...
... described him as reverencing his manitou , or great spirit , and speaking of some happy hunting ground to which his soul will pass after death ; but I am unable to find any reliable testimony in support of this poetic notion . To me it ...
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... described , in the centre of which is erected a mound and pillar , pre- cisely resembling the linga yoni of the East . In addi- tion to these , carved stones have been found , which unite together such Oriental emblems as the sun and ...
... described , in the centre of which is erected a mound and pillar , pre- cisely resembling the linga yoni of the East . In addi- tion to these , carved stones have been found , which unite together such Oriental emblems as the sun and ...
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... described in detail by Prescott , but he says that every household had its " penates , " or household gods . On turning to Higgins , who quotes entirely from Lord Kingsborough's Mexican Antiquities , we find that the Mexicans baptized ...
... described in detail by Prescott , but he says that every household had its " penates , " or household gods . On turning to Higgins , who quotes entirely from Lord Kingsborough's Mexican Antiquities , we find that the Mexicans baptized ...
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