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VD AJERICAN , FROM THE SECOVD ENGLISII EDITION IN TWO VOLUMES Tree VOLUME II NEW YORK HENRY IIOLT AND COMPANY AUTHOR'S EDITION CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME . CHAPTER XII 1877 PRIMITIVE CULTURE.
VD AJERICAN , FROM THE SECOVD ENGLISII EDITION IN TWO VOLUMES Tree VOLUME II NEW YORK HENRY IIOLT AND COMPANY AUTHOR'S EDITION CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME . CHAPTER XII 1877 PRIMITIVE CULTURE.
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TreeWorship : Spirits embodied in or inhabiting Trees ; Spirits of Groves and Forests-- Animal - Worship : Animals worshipped , directly , or as incarnations or representatives of Deities ; TotemWorship ; Serpent - Worship - Species ...
TreeWorship : Spirits embodied in or inhabiting Trees ; Spirits of Groves and Forests-- Animal - Worship : Animals worshipped , directly , or as incarnations or representatives of Deities ; TotemWorship ; Serpent - Worship - Species ...
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Thus we hear among the Dayaks of Borneo of the human soul entering the trunks of trees , where it may be seen damp and blood - like , but no longer personal and sentient ; and the Santals of Bengal are said to fancy that uncharitable ...
Thus we hear among the Dayaks of Borneo of the human soul entering the trunks of trees , where it may be seen damp and blood - like , but no longer personal and sentient ; and the Santals of Bengal are said to fancy that uncharitable ...
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... or genius of a tree . At last , when he became the supreme Buddha , his mind , like a vessel overflowing with honey , overflowed with the ambrosia of truth , and he proclaimed his triumph over life :“ Painful are repeated births .
... or genius of a tree . At last , when he became the supreme Buddha , his mind , like a vessel overflowing with honey , overflowed with the ambrosia of truth , and he proclaimed his triumph over life :“ Painful are repeated births .
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The thought is not unknown to Slavonic folklore : “ Ha ! with the shriek the spirit flutters from the mouth , flies up to the tree , from tree to tree , hither and thither till the dead is burned . ” In medieval Europe the classic ...
The thought is not unknown to Slavonic folklore : “ Ha ! with the shriek the spirit flutters from the mouth , flies up to the tree , from tree to tree , hither and thither till the dead is burned . ” In medieval Europe the classic ...
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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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