Demonology and Devil-lore, Band 1Chatto and Windus, 1879 |
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... became detached very slowly ; for their separa- tion implied the crumbling away of a great religion , and its distribution into new forms ; and a religion requires , relatively , as long to decay as it does to grow , as we who live ...
... became detached very slowly ; for their separa- tion implied the crumbling away of a great religion , and its distribution into new forms ; and a religion requires , relatively , as long to decay as it does to grow , as we who live ...
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... became a general belief that there were in the universe good and evil Powers , there must arise a popular demand for the means of obtaining their favour ; and this demand has never failed to obtain a supply of priesthoods claiming to ...
... became a general belief that there were in the universe good and evil Powers , there must arise a popular demand for the means of obtaining their favour ; and this demand has never failed to obtain a supply of priesthoods claiming to ...
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... became like stone . I am he to whom the serpent came , And by my will I made him like dust . I am he that shook the rock and made it tremble , And sweet water flowed therefrom from every side.1 The reverence shown in these sacred ...
... became like stone . I am he to whom the serpent came , And by my will I made him like dust . I am he that shook the rock and made it tremble , And sweet water flowed therefrom from every side.1 The reverence shown in these sacred ...
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... became known in the village , the women went 1 The Persian poet Sádi uses the phrase , ' The whale swallowed Jonah , ' as a familiar expression for sunset ; which is in curious coincidence with a Mimac ( Nova Scotian ) myth that the ...
... became known in the village , the women went 1 The Persian poet Sádi uses the phrase , ' The whale swallowed Jonah , ' as a familiar expression for sunset ; which is in curious coincidence with a Mimac ( Nova Scotian ) myth that the ...
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... became a sign of baser beings - such as the Assyrian Akhkharu , and the later Lamia - to consume dead bodies with their teeth ; and this fire was the spiritual element in the idola- tries whose objects were visible . But the original ...
... became a sign of baser beings - such as the Assyrian Akhkharu , and the later Lamia - to consume dead bodies with their teeth ; and this fire was the spiritual element in the idola- tries whose objects were visible . But the original ...
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ages Agni Ahriman Alcestis ancient angel animal Apophis appear ascribed Azazel Azru bear beautiful become belief burning called character Chimæra christian dance dark dead death deities Demonology demons desert devil devouring diseases divine dragon Drisa earth evil eyes fables fear fiery fire flames folklore giant goat goddess gods Gog and Magog haunted head heaven hell Hindu holy human hymns India Indra Jehovah killed king Lambton Worm legend light Max Müller means Moloch monster moon moral mountain myth mythology nature night origin passed Perun popular præternatural priests primitive probably race regions religion represented Rig-Veda rock Rudra sacred Sanskrit Saranyu Satan says seen serpent slain snake soul spirits stone story superstition temples terror thee thou tion told tree tribes Typhon Vedic venom Vritra werewolf wild witch wolf word worm worship Zeus
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Dictionary of Ancient Deities Patricia Turner,Charles Russell Coulter Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2001 |