Demonology and Devil-lore, Band 1Chatto and Windus, 1879 |
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... beliefs and disbeliefs are of infernal instigation . Dogmas moulded in a fossil demonology make the foundation of institu- tions which divert wealth , learning , enterprise , to fictitious ends . It has not , therefore , been mere ...
... beliefs and disbeliefs are of infernal instigation . Dogmas moulded in a fossil demonology make the foundation of institu- tions which divert wealth , learning , enterprise , to fictitious ends . It has not , therefore , been mere ...
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... belief in a purely malignant spirit . To such a conception - love of evil for its own sake - the word Devil is limited in this work ; Demon is applied to beings whose harmfulness is not gratuitous , but inci- dental to their own ...
... belief in a purely malignant spirit . To such a conception - love of evil for its own sake - the word Devil is limited in this work ; Demon is applied to beings whose harmfulness is not gratuitous , but inci- dental to their own ...
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... belief that they are lame . Mr. Tylor has pointed out the curious persistence of this idea in various ethnical lines of development.3 Hephaistos was lamed by his fall when hurled by Zeus from Olympos ; and it is not a little singular ...
... belief that they are lame . Mr. Tylor has pointed out the curious persistence of this idea in various ethnical lines of development.3 Hephaistos was lamed by his fall when hurled by Zeus from Olympos ; and it is not a little singular ...
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... belief that the demons went abroad in darkness not only because it facilitated their attacks on man , but because being of luminous forms , they could recognise each other better with a background of darkness . CHAPTER IV . THE ABGOTT ...
... belief that the demons went abroad in darkness not only because it facilitated their attacks on man , but because being of luminous forms , they could recognise each other better with a background of darkness . CHAPTER IV . THE ABGOTT ...
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... beliefs , and might have caused a reaction ; and , besides , each new religion had an interest . of its own in preserving the basis of belief in these invisible 24 COMBINATIONS . beings . Disbelief in the very existence.
... beliefs , and might have caused a reaction ; and , besides , each new religion had an interest . of its own in preserving the basis of belief in these invisible 24 COMBINATIONS . beings . Disbelief in the very existence.
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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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