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... of Deities according to central conceptions of their significance and function - Heaven - god - Rain - god - Thunder - god - Wind - gods -- Earth - god — Water - god - Sea - godFire - god - Sun - god - Moon - god 247 CHAPTER XVII .
... of Deities according to central conceptions of their significance and function - Heaven - god - Rain - god - Thunder - god - Wind - gods -- Earth - god — Water - god - Sea - godFire - god - Sun - god - Moon - god 247 CHAPTER XVII .
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... and come anew the moment they are plucked ; birds of beauteous plumage are there , and hogs in plenty , all immortal save when killed for the gods to eat , and then new living ones appear immediately to fill their places .
... and come anew the moment they are plucked ; birds of beauteous plumage are there , and hogs in plenty , all immortal save when killed for the gods to eat , and then new living ones appear immediately to fill their places .
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They who fear the judgment of God shall have two gardens . Which of the benefits of God will ye deny ? Adorned with groves . Which of the benefits of God will ye deny ? In each of them shall spring two fountains .
They who fear the judgment of God shall have two gardens . Which of the benefits of God will ye deny ? Adorned with groves . Which of the benefits of God will ye deny ? In each of them shall spring two fountains .
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In Tanna , the gods are spirits of departed ancestors , aged chiefs becoming deities after death , presiding over the growth of yams and fruit trees , and receiving from the islanders prayer and offerings of first fruits .
In Tanna , the gods are spirits of departed ancestors , aged chiefs becoming deities after death , presiding over the growth of yams and fruit trees , and receiving from the islanders prayer and offerings of first fruits .
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Nor does manes - worship stop short with direct family ties ; it is naturally developed to produce , by deification of the heroic dead , a series of superior gods to whom worship is given by the public at large .
Nor does manes - worship stop short with direct family ties ; it is naturally developed to produce , by deification of the heroic dead , a series of superior gods to whom worship is given by the public at large .
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| Title | Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art and Custom, Volume 2 Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art and Custom, Edward Burnett Tylor |
| Author | Edward Burnett Tylor |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | Murray, 1903 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 14 May 2014 |
| Length | 973 pages |
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