Natural ReligionAsian Educational Services, 1979 - 608 pages |
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... LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT . 328-350 What should we be without language . - Definition of think- ing . What are we thinking of ? -Thinking in German or English . Why we cannot think without words . - Communica- tion , not language . - Images ...
... LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT . 328-350 What should we be without language . - Definition of think- ing . What are we thinking of ? -Thinking in German or English . Why we cannot think without words . - Communica- tion , not language . - Images ...
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... language minus sound , instead of language being , as was commonly supposed , thought plus sound . It was from that point of view that I felt justified in treat- ing mythology as I had done , namely , as an affection , or even as a ...
... language minus sound , instead of language being , as was commonly supposed , thought plus sound . It was from that point of view that I felt justified in treat- ing mythology as I had done , namely , as an affection , or even as a ...
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... language , but simply by the side of it . Even admitting the possi- bility that they might have grown into some kind of language , the fact remains that they have not done so1 . What we call roots do not only show no out- ward ...
... language , but simply by the side of it . Even admitting the possi- bility that they might have grown into some kind of language , the fact remains that they have not done so1 . What we call roots do not only show no out- ward ...
Contents
LECTURE I | 1 |
LECTURE II | 27 |
the infinite led to religious ideas Tangible semitangible | 43 |
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Ahanâ ancient Apollon Aryan Aryan nations Athene Avesta become believe bhakti Brahmans bright Buddha Buddhism called Ceres character Christian common Comparative Mythology concepts dawn definition of religion deity derived dialects discover divine doubt Dyaus earth Erinyes etymology existence express fact feeling finite German goddess gods grammar Greece Greek growth guage heaven Hibbert Lectures historical hymns idea India Indra infinite instance knowledge Latin laws legends likewise logical look meaning meant modern moral myth mythological names Natural Religion never object origin Ormazd perceive perception philosophers phonetic poets Professor Gruppe prove question races recognised religious Rig-veda Roman root Sacred Books Sanskrit savage scholars Science of Language Science of Religion seems Semitic sense speak spirit supposed supreme Theology theory things thought tion told trace true Upanishads Ushas Varuna Veda Vedic Vedic religion word worship Wuotan Zeus