Demonology and Devil-lore, Band 1H. Holt, 1881 |
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... tion of devils represent not wrongs but sins , artificial evils , the obstacles of a sacerdotal class or the impediments of a fanatical sect ; and this source of confusion is made worse by the fact that these unreal shapes tend to ...
... tion of devils represent not wrongs but sins , artificial evils , the obstacles of a sacerdotal class or the impediments of a fanatical sect ; and this source of confusion is made worse by the fact that these unreal shapes tend to ...
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... tion , certain it is that in these hieroglyphic shadows of humanity there lies a pathetically noble history ; a history universal and continuous from the period when man , in the intervals of his prayers and sacrifices to unheeding ...
... tion , certain it is that in these hieroglyphic shadows of humanity there lies a pathetically noble history ; a history universal and continuous from the period when man , in the intervals of his prayers and sacrifices to unheeding ...
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... tion of demons , albeit they might be called gods . Man found that in the earth good things came with difficulty , while thorns and weeds sprang up everywhere . The evil powers seemed to be the strongest . The best deity had a touch of ...
... tion of demons , albeit they might be called gods . Man found that in the earth good things came with difficulty , while thorns and weeds sprang up everywhere . The evil powers seemed to be the strongest . The best deity had a touch of ...
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... 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 under a crumbling religion have good reason to know ...
... 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 under a crumbling religion have good reason to know ...
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... different powers , it is obvious that the evolu- tion of demons must be continuous , and their distribution co - extensive with the ills that flesh is heir to . CHAPTER III . DEGRADATION . The degradation of deities Indicated.
... different powers , it is obvious that the evolu- tion of demons must be continuous , and their distribution co - extensive with the ills that flesh is heir to . CHAPTER III . DEGRADATION . The degradation of deities Indicated.
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