Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2 |
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... classification of Deities according to central conceptions of their significance and function - Ileaven - god - Rain - god - Thunder - god - Wind - god – Earth god - Water - god - Sea - godFire - god - Sun - god - Moon - god 247 .
... classification of Deities according to central conceptions of their significance and function - Ileaven - god - Rain - god - Thunder - god - Wind - god – Earth god - Water - god - Sea - godFire - god - Sun - god - Moon - god 247 .
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Polytheism comprises a class of great Deities , ruling the course of Nature and the life of Man --Childbirth - god -- Agriculture - rodWar - god - God of the Dead -- First Man as Divine AncestorDualism ; its rudimentary and unethical ...
Polytheism comprises a class of great Deities , ruling the course of Nature and the life of Man --Childbirth - god -- Agriculture - rodWar - god - God of the Dead -- First Man as Divine AncestorDualism ; its rudimentary and unethical ...
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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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