Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2H. Holt, 1877 - Animism |
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Page 7
... turning into turtle - doves after the burial of their bones at the Feast of the Dead ; of that pathetic funeral rite of the Iroquois , the setting free a bird on the evening of burial , to carry away the soul.5 In Mexico , the ...
... turning into turtle - doves after the burial of their bones at the Feast of the Dead ; of that pathetic funeral rite of the Iroquois , the setting free a bird on the evening of burial , to carry away the soul.5 In Mexico , the ...
Page 8
... turn into a wasp or lizard , work out in the fullest way the idea of the dead becoming snakes , a creature whose change of skin has so often been associated with the thought of re- surrection and immortality . It is especially certain ...
... turn into a wasp or lizard , work out in the fullest way the idea of the dead becoming snakes , a creature whose change of skin has so often been associated with the thought of re- surrection and immortality . It is especially certain ...
Page 10
... turn into rats and vultures ; the thief who took dyed garments , kitchen - herbs , or perfumes , shall become accordingly a red partridge , a peacock , or a musk - rat . In short , " in what- ever disposition of mind a man accomplishes ...
... turn into rats and vultures ; the thief who took dyed garments , kitchen - herbs , or perfumes , shall become accordingly a red partridge , a peacock , or a musk - rat . In short , " in what- ever disposition of mind a man accomplishes ...
Page 14
... turn , and thus the elect were careful to explain to the bread when they ate it , that it was not they who reaped the corn it was made of ; that the souls of the auditors , that is , the spiritually low commonalty who lived a married ...
... turn , and thus the elect were careful to explain to the bread when they ate it , that it was not they who reaped the corn it was made of ; that the souls of the auditors , that is , the spiritually low commonalty who lived a married ...
Page 56
... turn him from the venture , the door was closed upon him , and if found next morning , he could tell the events of his awful journey - how he crossed the narrow bridge that spans the river of death , how he saw the hideous torments of ...
... turn him from the venture , the door was closed upon him , and if found next morning , he could tell the events of his awful journey - how he crossed the narrow bridge that spans the river of death , how he saw the hideous torments of ...
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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