Demonology and Devil-lore, Band 1Chatto and Windus, 1879 |
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... seems aimed at such efforts as mine . But there is another aspect of the case which has yielded me more encourage- ment . These phantom hosts , however unmanageable as to number , when closely examined , present comparatively few types ...
... seems aimed at such efforts as mine . But there is another aspect of the case which has yielded me more encourage- ment . These phantom hosts , however unmanageable as to number , when closely examined , present comparatively few types ...
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... But the accord of this view with our ideas of evolution is appa- rent only . The real progress seems here to have been from the far to the near , from the great to the small . It ORDEAL OF FIRE AND WATER . 3 is , indeed.
... But the accord of this view with our ideas of evolution is appa- rent only . The real progress seems here to have been from the far to the near , from the great to the small . It ORDEAL OF FIRE AND WATER . 3 is , indeed.
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... seem wider apart than the worship of the serpent and that of the glorious sun ; yet many ancient temples are covered with symbols combining sun and snake , and no form is more familiar in Egypt than the solar serpent standing erect upon ...
... seem wider apart than the worship of the serpent and that of the glorious sun ; yet many ancient temples are covered with symbols combining sun and snake , and no form is more familiar in Egypt than the solar serpent standing erect upon ...
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... seems worthy of mention only to display the valour of the god who slew him . But such were demon - germs , born out of the structural action of the human mind so soon as it began to form some philosophy concerning a universe upon which ...
... seems worthy of mention only to display the valour of the god who slew him . But such were demon - germs , born out of the structural action of the human mind so soon as it began to form some philosophy concerning a universe upon which ...
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... seems to consist in an eternal war - dance , or , in one island , in an eternal chewing of sugar - cane , it is not unlikely that the aged seek violent death chiefly to avoid the oven . We have here a remarkable illustra- tion of the ...
... seems to consist in an eternal war - dance , or , in one island , in an eternal chewing of sugar - cane , it is not unlikely that the aged seek violent death chiefly to avoid the oven . We have here a remarkable illustra- tion of the ...
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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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