Natural Religion: The Gifford Lectures Delivered Before the University of Glasgow in 1888Longmans, Green, 1907 - 608 pages |
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Page v
... light . At first sight books on Language , books on Mythology , books on Religion , and books on the Science of ... lights . I wanted to show that with the new materials placed at our disposal during the present century by the ...
... light . At first sight books on Language , books on Mythology , books on Religion , and books on the Science of ... lights . I wanted to show that with the new materials placed at our disposal during the present century by the ...
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... light has been thrown by that science on the historical beginnings of words and thoughts is best seen when we watch the complete restoration of the broken bridges which once connected such words as talent , Atlantic , oblation ...
... light has been thrown by that science on the historical beginnings of words and thoughts is best seen when we watch the complete restoration of the broken bridges which once connected such words as talent , Atlantic , oblation ...
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... light and darkness , of rain and sunshine , spring and winter , and all the other stirring events of nature , were con- ceived and named by them as active , as agents , as individuals , as persons , nay in the end as powerful and ...
... light and darkness , of rain and sunshine , spring and winter , and all the other stirring events of nature , were con- ceived and named by them as active , as agents , as individuals , as persons , nay in the end as powerful and ...
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... light on the origin and growth of lan- guage , as the embodiment of human thought , it will easily be seen that my contributions to the Science of Mythology form but a natural continuation of those linguistic studies , showing the same ...
... light on the origin and growth of lan- guage , as the embodiment of human thought , it will easily be seen that my contributions to the Science of Mythology form but a natural continuation of those linguistic studies , showing the same ...
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... light and truth . Whoever has followed the forward march of these discoveries during the present century will understand what I mean by saying that the whole history of the world has been changed by them , that not only have ever so ...
... light and truth . Whoever has followed the forward march of these discoveries during the present century will understand what I mean by saying that the whole history of the world has been changed by them , that not only have ever so ...
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acts Agnosticism ancient animals Apollon Aryan Avesta become believe Brahmans Buddha Buddhism called century character Christian Comparative Mythology concepts Confucius cosmological argument dawn definition of religion deity derived dialects discovered divine doubt Dyaus earliest earth etymology evolution existence express fact feeling fetishism finite German gods grammar Greek growth guage heaven Hibbert Lectures Historical School human mind hymns idea India Indra infinite instance knowledge Latin laws likewise meaning meant modern moral myth Natural Religion Natural Theology never object origin Ormazd perception philosophers phonetic poets possess present question races recognised religious Rig-veda Roman root Sacred Books Sanskrit savages scholars Science of Language Science of Religion seems Semitic sense speak spirit spoken supposed supreme Theology theory things thought tion told trace translated tribes true Upanishads Varuna Veda Vedic Vedic religion word worship Wuotan Zeus Zoroaster