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
... natural that all should think and act in a 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 ...
... natural that all should think and act in a 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 ...
Page ix
... nature ; nevertheless , we remember that Jesus is reported to have said— “ I came not to send peace , but a sword ; I am come to set a man at vari- ance against his father , and the daughter against the mother , " & c . ( Matt . x . 34 ...
... nature ; nevertheless , we remember that Jesus is reported to have said— “ I came not to send peace , but a sword ; I am come to set a man at vari- ance against his father , and the daughter against the mother , " & c . ( Matt . x . 34 ...
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... natural fear of war . What was the massacre at Cawnpore to that in Jericho and other Canaanite cities ? I say it with ... nature of the current faith and practice of Christendom , and to inquire how far the latter was dependent upon the ...
... natural fear of war . What was the massacre at Cawnpore to that in Jericho and other Canaanite cities ? I say it with ... nature of the current faith and practice of Christendom , and to inquire how far the latter was dependent upon the ...
Page xv
... Nature . Ruins of a past civilization in America , Cairns and human sacrifices . Manufactured goods . Bronze in Yucatan . Re- semblance between the ancient American people and certain Orientals . Abbé Domenech's travels . Sacrifice at ...
... Nature . Ruins of a past civilization in America , Cairns and human sacrifices . Manufactured goods . Bronze in Yucatan . Re- semblance between the ancient American people and certain Orientals . Abbé Domenech's travels . Sacrifice at ...
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... Nature of prayer . The developments of Buddhism , particu- lars - comparison between the Eastern ancient and Western modern practice . Abbé Huc . No sexual element in Buddhism and Christianity at first - it has crept into both in later ...
... Nature of prayer . The developments of Buddhism , particu- lars - comparison between the Eastern ancient and Western modern practice . Abbé Huc . No sexual element in Buddhism and Christianity at first - it has crept into both in later ...
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