Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2H. Holt, 1877 - Animism |
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Page 225
... Khonds settle a new village , the sacred cotton - tree must be planted with solemn rites , and beneath it is placed the stone which enshrines the village deity.3 Nowhere , per- haps , in the world in these modern days is the original ...
... Khonds settle a new village , the sacred cotton - tree must be planted with solemn rites , and beneath it is placed the stone which enshrines the village deity.3 Nowhere , per- haps , in the world in these modern days is the original ...
Page 250
... Khonds per- vade the world , rule the functions of nature , and control the life of men , and these have their chiefs ; above them rank the deified souls of men who have become tutelary gods of tribes ; above these are the six great ...
... Khonds per- vade the world , rule the functions of nature , and control the life of men , and these have their chiefs ; above them rank the deified souls of men who have become tutelary gods of tribes ; above these are the six great ...
Page 270
... Khonds of Orissa gives the Earth - goddess her most remarkable place and function . Boora Pennu or Bella Pennu , the Light - god or Sun - god , created Tari Pennu the Earth - goddess for his Tanner's ' Narrative , ' p . 193 ; Loskiel ...
... Khonds of Orissa gives the Earth - goddess her most remarkable place and function . Boora Pennu or Bella Pennu , the Light - god or Sun - god , created Tari Pennu the Earth - goddess for his Tanner's ' Narrative , ' p . 193 ; Loskiel ...
Page 291
... Khonds , Bura Pennu the Light - god , or Bella Pennu the Sun - god , is creator of all things in heaven and earth , and great first cause of good . As such , he is worshipped by his own sect above the ranks of minor deities whom he ...
... Khonds , Bura Pennu the Light - god , or Bella Pennu the Sun - god , is creator of all things in heaven and earth , and great first cause of good . As such , he is worshipped by his own sect above the ranks of minor deities whom he ...
Page 306
... Khonds worship at the same shrine , a stone or tree near the village , both Burbi Pennu the god- dess of new vegetation , and Pidzu Pennu the rain - god . Among Finns and Esths it is the Earth - mother who appro- priately undertakes the ...
... Khonds worship at the same shrine , a stone or tree near the village , both Burbi Pennu the god- dess of new vegetation , and Pidzu Pennu the rain - god . Among Finns and Esths it is the Earth - mother who appro- priately undertakes the ...
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