Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2H. Holt, 1877 - Animism |
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Page 64
... turns the burdensome service of transporting the souls . Those on duty for each night stay at home till they hear a knocking at the doors , and a voice of one unseen calling them to their work . Then without delay rising from their beds ...
... turns the burdensome service of transporting the souls . Those on duty for each night stay at home till they hear a knocking at the doors , and a voice of one unseen calling them to their work . Then without delay rising from their beds ...
Page 74
... Turning now to consider the state of the departed in these their new homes , we have to examine the definitions of the Future Life which prevail through the religions of mankind . In these doctrines there is much similarity caused by ...
... Turning now to consider the state of the departed in these their new homes , we have to examine the definitions of the Future Life which prevail through the religions of mankind . In these doctrines there is much similarity caused by ...
Page 84
... turn on a judicial system of reward and punishment . Such difference as they make between the future conditions of different classes of souls , seems more often to belong to a remarkable intermediate doctrine , standing between the ...
... turn on a judicial system of reward and punishment . Such difference as they make between the future conditions of different classes of souls , seems more often to belong to a remarkable intermediate doctrine , standing between the ...
Page 97
... turns rather on ablutions and fasts , on sacrifices and gifts to brahmans , than on purity and beneficence of life . Buddhism in South- 1 Bunsen , Egypt's Place in Univ . Hist . ' vol . iv . p . 618 , etc .; Birch's In- troduction to ...
... turns rather on ablutions and fasts , on sacrifices and gifts to brahmans , than on purity and beneficence of life . Buddhism in South- 1 Bunsen , Egypt's Place in Univ . Hist . ' vol . iv . p . 618 , etc .; Birch's In- troduction to ...
Page 98
... turns itself to light , then the soul of the pure man goes forward , recollecting itself by the perfume of plants . A wind blows to meet it from the mid - day regions , a sweet - scented one , more sweet - scented than the other winds ...
... turns itself to light , then the soul of the pure man goes forward , recollecting itself by the perfume of plants . A wind blows to meet it from the mid - day regions , a sweet - scented one , more sweet - scented than the other winds ...
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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