Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion Language, Art, and Custom |
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... Sound in Language - Test by independent correspondence in distinct languages - Constituent processes of Lan- guage - Gesture - Expression of feature , & c . - Emotional Tone- Articulate sounds , vowels determined by musical quality and ...
... Sound in Language - Test by independent correspondence in distinct languages - Constituent processes of Lan- guage - Gesture - Expression of feature , & c . - Emotional Tone- Articulate sounds , vowels determined by musical quality and ...
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... sound judgment and practical wisdom . But to a great extent it is not so . That many numerous societies of men should have believed in the influence of the evil eye and the existence of a firmament , should have sacrificed slaves and ...
... sound judgment and practical wisdom . But to a great extent it is not so . That many numerous societies of men should have believed in the influence of the evil eye and the existence of a firmament , should have sacrificed slaves and ...
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... sound of terror , although there is a white owl which is lucky ; but of all birds the white falcon is most prophetic , and the Kalmuk bows his thanks for the good omen when one flies by on the right , but seeing one on the left turns ...
... sound of terror , although there is a white owl which is lucky ; but of all birds the white falcon is most prophetic , and the Kalmuk bows his thanks for the good omen when one flies by on the right , but seeing one on the left turns ...
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... sounds . The English rule takes in both cases : Three loud and distinct knocks at the bed's head of a sick person , or at the bed's head or door of any of his relations , is an omen of his death . ' We happen to have a good means of ...
... sounds . The English rule takes in both cases : Three loud and distinct knocks at the bed's head of a sick person , or at the bed's head or door of any of his relations , is an omen of his death . ' We happen to have a good means of ...
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... sound.1 Another early instance of the belief in miraculous suspension is in the life of Iamblichus , the great Neo - Platonist mystic . His disciples , says Eunapius , told him they had heard a report from his servants , that while in ...
... sound.1 Another early instance of the belief in miraculous suspension is in the life of Iamblichus , the great Neo - Platonist mystic . His disciples , says Eunapius , told him they had heard a report from his servants , that while in ...
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Abipones Africa ages Amazulu ancient animals animistic appears Archæology Archip Aryan Asien barbaric Bastian beasts belief belong body called century Charlevoix Chinook Jargon civilization connexion creatures culture custom Dayaks dead death described divination doctrine dreams early earth English European evidence express fact fancy father Fiji fingers funeral ghost Greek Grimm hand heaven Hine-nui-te-po Hist human hyæna idea imitative Indian interjectional Islands Journ Karens Khonds language legend living lower races Malay man's mankind Maui Max Müller meaning mediæval Mensch mind modern Moon myth mythic mythology nations native nature nature-myth night numerals Oestl Ojibwa origin philosophy Plin primitive Quichua quinary relation religion remarkable rite rude Sanskrit savage tribes Schoolcraft seems sneeze soul sound spirit stone story survival theory things thought tion Tonga traced Veddas verb vigesimal vowels Waitz words Wuttke Yoruba Zealand Zulu