Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2H. Holt, 1877 - Animism |
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... earth in a spirit - world , where existence is modelled upon the earthly life , or raised to higher glory , or placed under re- versed conditions , and lastly , the belief in a division between happiness and misery of departed souls ...
... earth in a spirit - world , where existence is modelled upon the earthly life , or raised to higher glory , or placed under re- versed conditions , and lastly , the belief in a division between happiness and misery of departed souls ...
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... earth , and about the place of death , with no gratification 1 Castrén , ' Finn . Myth . ' p . 120 . * Wuttke , ' Volksaberglaube , ' pp . 213-17 . Other cases of taking out the dead by a gap made on purpose : Arbousset and Daumas , p ...
... earth , and about the place of death , with no gratification 1 Castrén , ' Finn . Myth . ' p . 120 . * Wuttke , ' Volksaberglaube , ' pp . 213-17 . Other cases of taking out the dead by a gap made on purpose : Arbousset and Daumas , p ...
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... earth are thought of as lingering above ground , especially where their dust remains.5 South Asia has such beliefs the Karens say that the ghosts who wander on earth are not the spirits of those who go to Plu , the land of the dead ...
... earth are thought of as lingering above ground , especially where their dust remains.5 South Asia has such beliefs the Karens say that the ghosts who wander on earth are not the spirits of those who go to Plu , the land of the dead ...
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... earth and come to life anew . The Zulu Umpengula , who told one of these stories to Dr. Callaway , remembered when he was a boy seeing an ugly little hairy man called Uncama , who once , chasing a porcupine that ate his mealies ...
... earth and come to life anew . The Zulu Umpengula , who told one of these stories to Dr. Callaway , remembered when he was a boy seeing an ugly little hairy man called Uncama , who once , chasing a porcupine that ate his mealies ...
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... earth ; the aspect of the country , the trees , shrubs , and plants were all familiar to her . She reached the village , and among the crowd assembled there she found her father and many near relations ; they saluted her , and welcomed ...
... earth ; the aspect of the country , the trees , shrubs , and plants were all familiar to her . She reached the village , and among the crowd assembled there she found her father and many near relations ; they saluted her , and welcomed ...
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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