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 viii
... fathers in their denunciations of the Romans and Greeks for obscenities prac- tised in honour of their gods ; but , at the same time , we feel sure that , had those apostles and teachers lived in the middle ages , they would have ...
... fathers in their denunciations of the Romans and Greeks for obscenities prac- tised in honour of their gods ; but , at the same time , we feel sure that , had those apostles and teachers lived in the middle ages , they would have ...
Page ix
... father , and the daughter against the mother , " & c . ( Matt . x . 34 , 35 ) . When we institute comparisons like these , the balance is not uneven . I found , moreover , that the sharply defined line , commonly drawn between Paganism ...
... father , and the daughter against the mother , " & c . ( Matt . x . 34 , 35 ) . When we institute comparisons like these , the balance is not uneven . I found , moreover , that the sharply defined line , commonly drawn between Paganism ...
Page xi
... Father of all things ; the so - called orthodox believe in the God Satan . I do not know anything in all my studies which excited my attention more painfully than the result of the analysis of Jehovah's character , as given in our Bible ...
... Father of all things ; the so - called orthodox believe in the God Satan . I do not know anything in all my studies which excited my attention more painfully than the result of the analysis of Jehovah's character , as given in our Bible ...
Page xv
... Father Acosta's opinion thereon . Tartary , Rome , and Mexico have something common in culture . Education of youth . Policy of the priesthood . Reflections thereupon . Teocallis or houses of God . Worship . Festivals . Human sacrifice ...
... Father Acosta's opinion thereon . Tartary , Rome , and Mexico have something common in culture . Education of youth . Policy of the priesthood . Reflections thereupon . Teocallis or houses of God . Worship . Festivals . Human sacrifice ...
Page xix
... father . Greek ideas of demons . Hebrew and Christian ideas of good and bad spirits . The recording angel . Demigods and archangels . Greek deities not winged except Mercury . Some minor gods have pinions - Pegasus has wings . Hymen ...
... father . Greek ideas of demons . Hebrew and Christian ideas of good and bad spirits . The recording angel . Demigods and archangels . Greek deities not winged except Mercury . Some minor gods have pinions - Pegasus has wings . Hymen ...
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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