Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2H. Holt, 1877 - Animism |
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... traced from the level of these rude races far upward in civilization . South - East Asia is full of it , and the Chinese may stand as its repre- sentative . He keeps his coffined parent for years , serving him with meals as if alive ...
... traced from the level of these rude races far upward in civilization . South - East Asia is full of it , and the Chinese may stand as its repre- sentative . He keeps his coffined parent for years , serving him with meals as if alive ...
Page 42
... traced at their last stage into mere traditional ceremonies , at most tokens of affectionate remembrance of the dead , or works of charity to the living . The Roman Feralia in Ovid's time were a striking example of such transition , for ...
... traced at their last stage into mere traditional ceremonies , at most tokens of affectionate remembrance of the dead , or works of charity to the living . The Roman Feralia in Ovid's time were a striking example of such transition , for ...
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... traced , if not from Earth to Hades , at least from the belief of the New Zealander to that of the Irish peasant . To study and compare the ideal regions where man has placed the abodes of departed souls is not an unprofitable task ...
... traced , if not from Earth to Hades , at least from the belief of the New Zealander to that of the Irish peasant . To study and compare the ideal regions where man has placed the abodes of departed souls is not an unprofitable task ...
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... traced into mediæval civilization , in the legends of the Earthly Para- dise , the fire - girt abode of saints not yet raised to highest bliss , localized in the utmost East of Asia , where earth stretches up towards heaven . When ...
... traced into mediæval civilization , in the legends of the Earthly Para- dise , the fire - girt abode of saints not yet raised to highest bliss , localized in the utmost East of Asia , where earth stretches up towards heaven . When ...
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... no man at the landing , but a voice is heard that proclaims the name and rank and parentage of each newly arrived passenger , or if women , those of their husbands . Traces of this remarkable legend seem to have 64 ANIMISM .
... no man at the landing , but a voice is heard that proclaims the name and rank and parentage of each newly arrived passenger , or if women , those of their husbands . Traces of this remarkable legend seem to have 64 ANIMISM .
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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