 | William Ellis - 1829 - 606 sider
...native cloth, worn round one arm, was an indication of inspiration, or of the indwelling of the god in the individual who wore it. The acts of the man during...to the king's interests, but a personal friend of Poinare, left the royal camp, and went over to that of the enemy. Many of Pomare's friends endeavoured... | |
 | William Ellis - 1833 - 342 sider
...convulsed, the body swelled, the countenance became terrific, the features distorted, and the eyes wild and strained. In this state he often rolled on...his expressions, and the whole of his deportment. PUBLIC EXPOSURE OF PRIESTCRAFT. 287 1 In the year 1808, during the civil war between the king and rebel... | |
 | Traugott K. Oesterreich - 1999 - 416 sider
...convulsed, the body swelled, the countenance became terrific, the features distorted, and the eyes wild and strained. In this state he often rolled on...his expressions, and the whole of his deportment. 2 America has a surprise in store for us. Up to the present not one single account of spontaneous possession... | |
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When the priest had uttered the response of the oracle, the violent paroxysm gradually subsided, and comparative composure ensued. The god did not, however, always leave him as soon as the communication had been made. Sometimes the same taura, or priest,... 