Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2H. Holt, 1877 - Animism |
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... thought , that the two chief haunting- grounds of the departed soul are the scenes of its fleshly life and the burial place of its body . As in North America the Chickasaws believed that the spirits of the dead in their bodily shape ...
... thought , that the two chief haunting- grounds of the departed soul are the scenes of its fleshly life and the burial place of its body . As in North America the Chickasaws believed that the spirits of the dead in their bodily shape ...
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... thought by that time to have departed ; the Hottentots abandoned the dead man's house , and were said to avoid entering it lest the ghost should be within ; the Yakuts let the hut fall in ruins where any one had expired , thinking it ...
... thought by that time to have departed ; the Hottentots abandoned the dead man's house , and were said to avoid entering it lest the ghost should be within ; the Yakuts let the hut fall in ruins where any one had expired , thinking it ...
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... thought of as lingering above ground , especially where their dust remains.5 South Asia has such beliefs the Karens ... thoughts a stronger hold than in classic antiquity , where it was the most sacred of duties to give the body its ...
... thought of as lingering above ground , especially where their dust remains.5 South Asia has such beliefs the Karens ... thoughts a stronger hold than in classic antiquity , where it was the most sacred of duties to give the body its ...
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... 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 stories ...
... 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 stories ...
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... thought is certainly that the departed soul eats , this thought may be very indefinite , with far less of practical intention in it than of childish make - believe . Now and then , however , the sacrificers themselves offer closer ...
... thought is certainly that the departed soul eats , this thought may be very indefinite , with far less of practical intention in it than of childish make - believe . Now and then , however , the sacrificers themselves offer closer ...
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