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 v
... desire to discover some sure ground on which the healing art might safely stand . The inquiry was a long one , and to myself satisfactory . The conclusions . to which . I came were extremely simple - amounting almost to truisms ; and I ...
... desire to discover some sure ground on which the healing art might safely stand . The inquiry was a long one , and to myself satisfactory . The conclusions . to which . I came were extremely simple - amounting almost to truisms ; and I ...
Page vi
... desire being to show that each set is upheld by those who are designated " laymen , " whose education has not been medical . The most intelligent on the heterodox side have been clergymen ; and many have been the com- plaints of ...
... desire being to show that each set is upheld by those who are designated " laymen , " whose education has not been medical . The most intelligent on the heterodox side have been clergymen ; and many have been the com- plaints of ...
Page xix
... desire for infallibility , to crush doubt . Angelic mythology of the Bible . Christians use words in parrot fashion . Words ought not to stand for ideas . Prayer - cylinder in Thibet . Contradictions . Figures and metaphors are ...
... desire for infallibility , to crush doubt . Angelic mythology of the Bible . Christians use words in parrot fashion . Words ought not to stand for ideas . Prayer - cylinder in Thibet . Contradictions . Figures and metaphors are ...
Page xx
... desire of learning . " Gladstone and Strauss . Various oracles . Oxford graduates rarely philosophic . Lord Bacon's aphorisms . Science obstructed by human weaknesses . Progress of science barred by ecclesi- astics . Religion and ...
... desire of learning . " Gladstone and Strauss . Various oracles . Oxford graduates rarely philosophic . Lord Bacon's aphorisms . Science obstructed by human weaknesses . Progress of science barred by ecclesi- astics . Religion and ...
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... desires us to return . Yet , notwithstanding the propensity of cultivated nations to remain quiescent , there do appear , from time to time , individuals who , being discontented with things as they are , endeavour to bring about ...
... desires us to return . Yet , notwithstanding the propensity of cultivated nations to remain quiescent , there do appear , from time to time , individuals who , being discontented with things as they are , endeavour to bring about ...
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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