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In North - West America , among the Koloshes , the mother sees in a dream the deceased relative whose transmitted soul will give his likeness to the child ; ? and in Vancouver's Island in 1860 a lad was much regarded by the Indians ...
In North - West America , among the Koloshes , the mother sees in a dream the deceased relative whose transmitted soul will give his likeness to the child ; ? and in Vancouver's Island in 1860 a lad was much regarded by the Indians ...
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A similar theory may be traced northward by the Torres Islands to New Caledonia , where the natives thought the white men to be the spirits of the dead who bring ... The Ahts of Vancouver's Island consider the living man's soul able to ...
A similar theory may be traced northward by the Torres Islands to New Caledonia , where the natives thought the white men to be the spirits of the dead who bring ... The Ahts of Vancouver's Island consider the living man's soul able to ...
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In the Tonga Islands , according to Mariner , it was held that the chiefs and nobles would live hereafter in the happy island of Bolotu , but that the souls of the common people would die with their bodies .
In the Tonga Islands , according to Mariner , it was held that the chiefs and nobles would live hereafter in the happy island of Bolotu , but that the souls of the common people would die with their bodies .
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An island hermit dwelt near a volcano , where souls of the wicked were tormented in the flames . The holy man heard the officiating demons lament that their daily task of new torture was interfered with by the prayers and alms of ...
An island hermit dwelt near a volcano , where souls of the wicked were tormented in the flames . The holy man heard the officiating demons lament that their daily task of new torture was interfered with by the prayers and alms of ...
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... savage animism scarcely to be surpassed in Africa or the South Sea Islands . In Italy the day is given to feasting and drinking in honour of the dead , while skulls and skeletons in sugar and paste form appropriate children's toys .
... savage animism scarcely to be surpassed in Africa or the South Sea Islands . In Italy the day is given to feasting and drinking in honour of the dead , while skulls and skeletons in sugar and paste form appropriate children's toys .
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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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