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Side x
173 ; in a few cases they are distinct , ib . ; instances of priests who also practise
magic , p . 174 sq . , of sorcerers who display priestly traits , pp . 175 — 177 ; the
enmity generally prevailing between a good and a evilminded class of the ...
173 ; in a few cases they are distinct , ib . ; instances of priests who also practise
magic , p . 174 sq . , of sorcerers who display priestly traits , pp . 175 — 177 ; the
enmity generally prevailing between a good and a evilminded class of the ...
Side 5
... the whole country stands open to each of them . » 3 Mr . Astrup writes of a tribe
in the vicinity of Smith ' s Strait , in North - Western Greenland , that their
community is based upon the principles of a complete equality . 4 These
instances serve ...
... the whole country stands open to each of them . » 3 Mr . Astrup writes of a tribe
in the vicinity of Smith ' s Strait , in North - Western Greenland , that their
community is based upon the principles of a complete equality . 4 These
instances serve ...
Side 6
1 And when taking into consideration the varying ranks of other peoples , it
becomes clear that in most cases they are to be regarded as subdivisions or
combinations of the chief classes . 1 Instances of such peoples are given by :
Wilson and ...
1 And when taking into consideration the varying ranks of other peoples , it
becomes clear that in most cases they are to be regarded as subdivisions or
combinations of the chief classes . 1 Instances of such peoples are given by :
Wilson and ...
Side 13
... instances whatever of peoples which were divided into classes of laymen but
devoid of priesthood . 1 Bridges , ' Manners and Customs of the Firelanders , ' in
A Voice for South America , xii . 212 . ? Id . , ' Das Feuerland und seine Bewohner
...
... instances whatever of peoples which were divided into classes of laymen but
devoid of priesthood . 1 Bridges , ' Manners and Customs of the Firelanders , ' in
A Voice for South America , xii . 212 . ? Id . , ' Das Feuerland und seine Bewohner
...
Side 14
To these instances others may be added . Mr . Bonwick states that among the
Tasmanians prevailed » the equality of that democratic mode of existence which
appears prevalent among all Papuan people , and some of the aboriginal tribes
of ...
To these instances others may be added . Mr . Bonwick states that among the
Tasmanians prevailed » the equality of that democratic mode of existence which
appears prevalent among all Papuan people , and some of the aboriginal tribes
of ...
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Side 8 - I understand a propitiation or conciliation of powers superior to man which are believed to direct and control the course of nature and of human life.
Side 120 - Those who aspire to the office of juggler are said to sit upon an aged willow, overhanging some lake, and to abstain from food for several days, till they begin to see into futurity.
Side 172 - In magic man depends on his own strength to meet the difficulties and dangers that beset him on every side. He believes in a certain established order of nature on which he can surely count, and which he can manipulate for his own ends.
Side 85 - It was remarked in Scotland : ' There is one opinion which many of them entertain, .... that a popish priest can cast out devils and cure madness, and that the Presbyterian clergy have no such power.
Side 154 - There can be little doubt but that the priest, on such occasions, often summons into action the deepest feelings of devotion of which he is susceptible, and by a voluntary act disposes his mind, as much as possible, to be powerfully affected; till at length, what began by volition proceeds by involuntary effort, and the whole mind and body become subjected to the overruling emotion.
Side 104 - The term fahe-gehe means split off, separate, or distinct from, and is applied to signify a priest, or man, who has a peculiar or distinct sort of mind or -soul, differing from that of the generality of mankind, which disposes some god occasionally to inspire him.
Side 57 - There is no priestly order, and no persons who can properly be called priests. Any man can have access to some object of worship, and most men in fact do have it, either by discovery of their own or by knowledge imparted to them by those who have before employed it. If the object of worship, as in some sacrifices, is one common to the members of a community, the man who knows how to approach that object is in a way their priest and sacrifices for them all ; but it is in respect of that particular...
Side 133 - No less frequently priests and sorcerers who fail in performing miracles save their reputation by accusing other persons of having, by secret necromancies, frustrated their endeavours. Among the aborigines of New South Wales, " although the operations of the rain-maker so often result in failure, he is not in the least discouraged, and, like the doctors, invariably attributes his want of success to the counteracting influence of an enemy.
Side 121 - His imagination is worked upon by solitude, the contemplation of the gloomy aspect of surrounding nature, long vigils, fasts, the use of narcotics and stimulants, until he becomes persuaded that he too has seen the apparitions which he has heard of from his boyhood.
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | The Origin of Priesthood |
| Forfatter | Gunnar Landtman |
| Udgiver | Ekenaes printing Company, limited, 1905 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Harvard University |
| Digitaliseret | 13. mar 2008 |
| Længde | 217 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |