Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2H. Holt, 1877 - Animism |
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... offering of blood ; transmission by fire ; incense- Essential Transfer : consumption of essence , savour , etc ... offerings ; sacrificial banquets- Abnegation - theory ; sacrifice of children , etc. - Sacrifice of Sub- stitutes ...
... offering of blood ; transmission by fire ; incense- Essential Transfer : consumption of essence , savour , etc ... offerings ; sacrificial banquets- Abnegation - theory ; sacrifice of children , etc. - Sacrifice of Sub- stitutes ...
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... offerings of food given them . In two ways , the dead man who has become a snake can still be recognized ; if the creature is one - eyed , or has a scar or some other mark , it is recognized as the " itongo " of a man who was thus ...
... offerings of food given them . In two ways , the dead man who has become a snake can still be recognized ; if the creature is one - eyed , or has a scar or some other mark , it is recognized as the " itongo " of a man who was thus ...
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... offerings to ancestors of part of any dainty food , and an Indian who fell by accident into the fire would believe that the spirits of his ancestors pushed him in for neglecting to make due offerings . The minds of the Hurons were ...
... offerings to ancestors of part of any dainty food , and an Indian who fell by accident into the fire would believe that the spirits of his ancestors pushed him in for neglecting to make due offerings . The minds of the Hurons were ...
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... offerings of food and drink.5 Among rude Asiatic tribes , the Bodo of North - East India thus celebrate the last funeral rites . The friends repair to the grave , and the nearest of kin to the deceased , taking an individual's usual ...
... offerings of food and drink.5 Among rude Asiatic tribes , the Bodo of North - East India thus celebrate the last funeral rites . The friends repair to the grave , and the nearest of kin to the deceased , taking an individual's usual ...
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... offerings continued year after year , and even of messengers sent back by a horde to carry offerings to the tombs of their forefathers in the old land whence they had emigrated . " Details of this ancient rite are to be traced from the ...
... offerings continued year after year , and even of messengers sent back by a horde to carry offerings to the tombs of their forefathers in the old land whence they had emigrated . " Details of this ancient rite are to be traced from the ...
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