Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2H. Holt, 1877 - Animism |
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Page 42
... thought stands instead of the rich gift , for Styx holds no greedy gods : " — " Parva petunt manes . Pietas pro divite grata est Munere . Non avidos Styx habet ima deos . Tegula porrectis satis est velata coronis , Et sparsæ fruges ...
... thought stands instead of the rich gift , for Styx holds no greedy gods : " — " Parva petunt manes . Pietas pro divite grata est Munere . Non avidos Styx habet ima deos . Tegula porrectis satis est velata coronis , Et sparsæ fruges ...
Page 44
... thought of the hereafter . Yet also a survey of its details among mankind displays in the midst of variety a regular recurrence of episode that brings the ever- recurring question , how far is this correspondence due to transmission of ...
... thought of the hereafter . Yet also a survey of its details among mankind displays in the midst of variety a regular recurrence of episode that brings the ever- recurring question , how far is this correspondence due to transmission of ...
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... thought was to try to return up the steep cliff ; but seeing an old man paddling a small canoe towards her she ran to meet him , and so escaped the bird . When she had been safely ferried across , she asked the old Charon , mentioning ...
... thought was to try to return up the steep cliff ; but seeing an old man paddling a small canoe towards her she ran to meet him , and so escaped the bird . When she had been safely ferried across , she asked the old Charon , mentioning ...
Page 54
... thought of human visitors revealing the mysteries of the world beyond the grave , which indeed took no slight hold on Christian belief , attached itself in a remark- able way to the doctrine of Christ's descent into Hades . This dogma ...
... thought of human visitors revealing the mysteries of the world beyond the grave , which indeed took no slight hold on Christian belief , attached itself in a remark- able way to the doctrine of Christ's descent into Hades . This dogma ...
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... thought that part would be happy and part miserable . Hidden among the moun- tains of Mexico lay the joyous garden - land of Tlalocan , where maize , and pumpkins , and chilis , and tomatos never failed , and where abode the souls of ...
... thought that part would be happy and part miserable . Hidden among the moun- tains of Mexico lay the joyous garden - land of Tlalocan , where maize , and pumpkins , and chilis , and tomatos never failed , and where abode the souls 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