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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 -
Deities ...
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 -
Deities ...
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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 men ...
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 men ...
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... frog , the dewa 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 .
... frog , the dewa 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 . ” 2 In mediĉval Europe the classic stories of ghosts that ...
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 . ” 2 In mediĉval Europe the classic stories of ghosts that ...
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Following the path the old man pointed out , she was surprised to find it just such
a path as she had been used to on earth ; the aspect of the country , the trees ,
shrubs , and plants were all familiar to her . She reached the village , and among
...
Following the path the old man pointed out , she was surprised to find it just such
a path as she had been used to on earth ; the aspect of the country , the trees ,
shrubs , and plants were all familiar to her . She reached the village , and among
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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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