Departed Gods

N. Fradenburgh J.

Description

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. And yet with a fair degree of thoroughness, the great religions of the world, both living and ex tinct. Living Religions possesses peculiar interest in that it discusses the faiths of the present heathen world in fields now mapped out and occupied for Christian missionary conquest. Fire from Strange Altars is not less im portant in that it attempts to place in systematic array many of the ascertained facts concerning the archaic literatures and old cults of Israel's neighbors, from the earliest period which history has reached to that when these mighty empires, which shook the world while it was yet but young, dropped in pieces with the advent of more advanced political and religious ideas, more efficient engines-of war, and wiser military organizations and plans for defense or conquest. The present volume, it is believed, will command an equally generous welcome, both because of its.

Sujets

• Folklore
• Folclore

Informations

• Publié par: Forgotten Books
• Date de parution: 27 novembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780243655991
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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