Demonology and Devil-lore, Band 1Chatto and Windus, 1879 |
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... priests say , and suspicion is sometimes cast on sacrifices . The forms that peopled the celestial spaces may have been those of ancestors , kings , and great men , but anterior to all forms was the poetic enthusiasm which built ...
... priests say , and suspicion is sometimes cast on sacrifices . The forms that peopled the celestial spaces may have been those of ancestors , kings , and great men , but anterior to all forms was the poetic enthusiasm which built ...
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... priest that she was worshipping the wrong figure - namely , Beelzebub . ' Never mind , ' she replied , ' it is well enough to have friends on both sides . ' The story , though now only ben trovato , would represent the actual state of ...
... priest that she was worshipping the wrong figure - namely , Beelzebub . ' Never mind , ' she replied , ' it is well enough to have friends on both sides . ' The story , though now only ben trovato , would represent the actual state of ...
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... their religions . It must be borne in mind that by the time any tribes had gathered to the consistency of a nation , one of the strongest forces of its coherence would DEITIES DETHRONED . 23 be its priesthood . So soon ( 22 ) IV.
... their religions . It must be borne in mind that by the time any tribes had gathered to the consistency of a nation , one of the strongest forces of its coherence would DEITIES DETHRONED . 23 be its priesthood . So soon ( 22 ) IV.
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... priesthood has been known to con- sent peaceably to its own downfall and the degradation of its own deities , we need not wonder that there have been perpetual wars for religious ascendency . It is not unusual to hear sects among ...
... priesthood has been known to con- sent peaceably to its own downfall and the degradation of its own deities , we need not wonder that there have been perpetual wars for religious ascendency . It is not unusual to hear sects among ...
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... priesthood carried the day , and they used every ingenuity to degrade the gods of their opponents . Agathodemons were turned into kako- demons . The serpent , worshipped in many lands , might be adopted as the support of sleeping Vishnu ...
... priesthood carried the day , and they used every ingenuity to degrade the gods of their opponents . Agathodemons were turned into kako- demons . The serpent , worshipped in many lands , might be adopted as the support of sleeping Vishnu ...
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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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