Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom, Volume 1John Murray, 1929 - Animism |
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... condition are delusive fancies , it being revealed truth that man was originally in a high condition . Now as a matter of Biblical criticism it must be remembered that a large proportion of modern theologians are far from accept- ing ...
... condition are delusive fancies , it being revealed truth that man was originally in a high condition . Now as a matter of Biblical criticism it must be remembered that a large proportion of modern theologians are far from accept- ing ...
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... condition not far removed from that of the lower animals . On such a view , savage life itself would be a far advanced condition . If the advance of culture be regarded as taking place along one general line , then existing savagery ...
... condition not far removed from that of the lower animals . On such a view , savage life itself would be a far advanced condition . If the advance of culture be regarded as taking place along one general line , then existing savagery ...
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... condition as produced from it by a course of degeneration , at once cuts the hard knot of the origin of culture . It takes for granted a supernatural interference , as where Archbishop Whately simply refers to miraculous revelation that ...
... condition as produced from it by a course of degeneration , at once cuts the hard knot of the origin of culture . It takes for granted a supernatural interference , as where Archbishop Whately simply refers to miraculous revelation that ...
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Abipones Africa ages Amazulu America ancient animals animistic appears Archæology Archip Aryan Asien barbaric Bastian beasts belief belong body called century Charlevoix Chinook Jargon civilization connexion creatures culture custom Dayaks dead death described divination doctrine dreams early earth English European evidence express fact fancy father Fiji fingers funeral ghost Greek Grimm hand heaven Hine-nui-te-po human hyæna idea imitative Indian interjectional Islands Journ Karens Khonds language legend living lower races Malay man's mankind Maui Max Müller meaning Mensch mind modern Moon myth mythic mythology nations native nature nature-myth night numerals Oestl Ojibwa origin philosophy Plin Polynesia primitive Quichua quinary relation religion remarkable rite rude Sanskrit savage tribes Schoolcraft seems sneeze soul sound spirit stone story survival theory things thought tion Tonga traced Veddas verb vigesimal vowels Waitz words Wuttke Yoruba Zealand Zulu