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... of reception of Sacrifice by Deity - Material Transfer to elements , fetish -
animals , priests ; consumption of substance by deity or idol ; offering of blood ;
transmission by fire ; incenseEssential Transfer : consumption of essence ,
savour , etc .
... of reception of Sacrifice by Deity - Material Transfer to elements , fetish -
animals , priests ; consumption of substance by deity or idol ; offering of blood ;
transmission by fire ; incenseEssential Transfer : consumption of essence ,
savour , etc .
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Among the Khonds of Orissa , births are celebrated by a feast on the seventh day
, and the 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 ...
Among the Khonds of Orissa , births are celebrated by a feast on the seventh day
, and the 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 ...
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The New Zealand priest would repeat to the infant a long list of names of its
ancestors , fixing upon that name which the child by sneezing or crying when it
was uttered , was considered to select for itself ; while the Cheremiss Tatar would
...
The New Zealand priest would repeat to the infant a long list of names of its
ancestors , fixing upon that name which the child by sneezing or crying when it
was uttered , was considered to select for itself ; while the Cheremiss Tatar would
...
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... burned and rubbed with salt by command of his cruel son that he might not
walk , why was this torture inflicted on a man so holy ? Because in a previous
birth he had walked near a dagoba with his slippers on , and had trodden on a
priest ...
... burned and rubbed with salt by command of his cruel son that he might not
walk , why was this torture inflicted on a man so holy ? Because in a previous
birth he had walked near a dagoba with his slippers on , and had trodden on a
priest ...
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William of Ruysbroek speaks of the notion of souls passing from body to body as
general among the mediĉval Nestorians , even a somewhat intelligent priest
consulting him as to the souls of brutes , whether they could find refuge
elsewhere ...
William of Ruysbroek speaks of the notion of souls passing from body to body as
general among the mediĉval Nestorians , even a somewhat intelligent priest
consulting him as to the souls of brutes , whether they could find refuge
elsewhere ...
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| Title | Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2 Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Sir Edward Burnett Tylor |
| Author | Sir Edward Burnett Tylor |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | H. Holt, 1877 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Oct 2008 |
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