Custom and MythLongmans, Green, and Company, 1910 - 312 pages |
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Page 210
... believe ) , or his myth to have been the result of a ' disease of language , ' as Mr. Müller supposes . We have explained the legend and worship of a supposed dead conjurer as natural to a race which believes in conjurers and worships ...
... believe ) , or his myth to have been the result of a ' disease of language , ' as Mr. Müller supposes . We have explained the legend and worship of a supposed dead conjurer as natural to a race which believes in conjurers and worships ...
Page 231
... believe in a being who created the world , a being whom they do not worship , and to whom they pay no regard ( for , indeed , he has become ' decrepit ' ) , their theory is scientific , not religious . They have looked for the causes of ...
... believe in a being who created the world , a being whom they do not worship , and to whom they pay no regard ( for , indeed , he has become ' decrepit ' ) , their theory is scientific , not religious . They have looked for the causes of ...
Page 300
... believe that the Eskimo , that stunted hunting and fishing race of the Western Arctic circle , are de- scendants of the palæolithic sketchers , and retain their artistic qualities . Other inquirers , with Mr. Geikie and Dr. Wilson , do ...
... believe that the Eskimo , that stunted hunting and fishing race of the Western Arctic circle , are de- scendants of the palæolithic sketchers , and retain their artistic qualities . Other inquirers , with Mr. Geikie and Dr. Wilson , do ...
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adoration Africa ancestors ancient animal Apollo Aryan Australian Aymar bear beasts believe bride Brosses bull-roarer Bushmen called civilised Cronus Cupid and Psyche custom daughter dawn dead derived descent divining rod early Earth Egyptians Eskimo evidence example exogamy explained family name fetich-stone fetichism fetichistic folklore gens gods Greece Greek Heaven hero Homer Hottentots human hymns ideas infinite Kalevala Khoi Khoi Khoi kinship legend M'Lennan magical maidens Maori marriage marry Max Müller mice modern moly moon mother mouse Müller says mysteries myth mythology native natural night objects origin Pausanias Peruvian phratries polyandry primitive probably prohibition Pururavas race recognised Red Indians religion religious Rig Veda rites root rude sacred Sanskrit savage serpent Sir Henry Maine stars stone story supernatural superstitions survival swallowed taboo tale temples theory things tion totem tree tribes Tsui Goab turndun Urvasi Veda Wäinämöinen wand woman women worship yévos Zealand Zeus