Demonology and Devil-lore, Band 1H. Holt, 1881 |
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... how slight had been my conception of the vastness of the domain upon which that early venture was made . In 1872 , while preparing a series of lectures for the Royal ri PREFACE . Institution on Demonology , it appeared to.
... how slight had been my conception of the vastness of the domain upon which that early venture was made . In 1872 , while preparing a series of lectures for the Royal ri PREFACE . Institution on Demonology , it appeared to.
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... early existence , so far as is consistent with carry- ing our culture with us . Without conceding too much to Solar mythology , it may be pronounced tolerably clear that the earliest emotion of worship was born out of the wonder with ...
... early existence , so far as is consistent with carry- ing our culture with us . Without conceding too much to Solar mythology , it may be pronounced tolerably clear that the earliest emotion of worship was born out of the wonder with ...
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... earliest hymns of the Rig - Veda it is said ' This earth belongs to Varuna ( Oipavós ) the king , and the wide sky he is contained also in this drop of water . ' As the sky was seen reflected in the shining curve of a dew - drop ...
... earliest hymns of the Rig - Veda it is said ' This earth belongs to Varuna ( Oipavós ) the king , and the wide sky he is contained also in this drop of water . ' As the sky was seen reflected in the shining curve of a dew - drop ...
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... early languages are chiefly composed . In many cases that are met in the most ancient hymns , the designations of exalted objects are so little descriptive of them , that we may refer them to a period anterior to the formation of that ...
... early languages are chiefly composed . In many cases that are met in the most ancient hymns , the designations of exalted objects are so little descriptive of them , that we may refer them to a period anterior to the formation of that ...
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... early days Blended our blood together ? The two 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 ...
... early days Blended our blood together ? The two 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 ...
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