Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2H. Holt, 1877 - Animism |
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... priests ; consumption of substance by deity or idol ; offering of blood ; transmission by fire ; incense- Essential Transfer : consumption of essence , savour , etc .-- Spiritual Transfer : consumption or transmission of soul of offer ...
... priests ; consumption of substance by deity or idol ; offering of blood ; transmission by fire ; incense- Essential Transfer : consumption of essence , savour , etc .-- Spiritual Transfer : consumption or transmission of soul of offer ...
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... priest , divining by dropping rice - grains in a cup of water , and judging from observations made on the person of the infant , determines which of his progenitors has reap- peared , and the child generally at least among the northern ...
... priest , divining by dropping rice - grains in a cup of water , and judging from observations made on the person of the infant , determines which of his progenitors has reap- peared , and the child generally at least among the northern ...
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... priest would repeat to the infant a long list of names of its ancestors , fixing upon that name which the child by sneez- ing or crying when it was uttered , was considered to select for itself ; while the Cheremiss Tatar would shake ...
... priest would repeat to the infant a long list of names of its ancestors , fixing upon that name which the child by sneez- ing or crying when it was uttered , was considered to select for itself ; while the Cheremiss Tatar would shake ...
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... priest's carpet without washing his feet . A man may be prosperous for a time on account of the merit he has received in former births , but if he does not continue to keep the precepts , his next birth will be in one of the hells , he ...
... priest's carpet without washing his feet . A man may be prosperous for a time on account of the merit he has received in former births , but if he does not continue to keep the precepts , his next birth will be in one of the hells , he ...
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... priest consulting him as to the souls of brutes , whether they could find refuge elsewhere so as not to be compelled to labour after death . Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela records in the 12th century of the Druses of Mount Hermon : " They say ...
... priest consulting him as to the souls of brutes , whether they could find refuge elsewhere so as not to be compelled to labour after death . Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela records in the 12th century of the Druses of Mount Hermon : " They say ...
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Africa Amazulu Amer ancestors ancient animals animistic Archip Aryan Avesta barbaric Bastian beasts belief body Brahmans Brinton Buddhism Castrén ceremony Chinese Christian civilized conception connexion Creator dead death deity demons disease divine doctrine dwell earth evil feast fetish fire ghosts give gods Greek Grimm Hades Heaven Heaven-god higher Hindu human idea idol images Indians Iroquois island J. G. Müller Journ Khonds land living lower culture lower races lustration mankind Max Müller Meiners mind modern Moon Myth nations native nature negro offerings original Parsi pass Peru philosophy Pinkerton Polynesia polytheism prayer priest region religion religious rites rude sacred sacrifice savage Schoolcraft seems Sheol snakes solar spirits stone Sun-worship Supreme Deity survival temple theology theory thou thought thunder tion Tonga tree tribes Turanian tribes Unkulunkulu Waitz West worship Zealand Zeus Zulu