The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and Its Bearing on ScriptureC. Scribner's Sons, 1885 - 350 pages |
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... head man acted as his sponsor , and one of my askari assumed the like office for Syde . " The first operation consisted of making an incision on each of their right wrists , just sufficient to draw blood ; a little of which was scraped ...
... head man acted as his sponsor , and one of my askari assumed the like office for Syde . " The first operation consisted of making an incision on each of their right wrists , just sufficient to draw blood ; a little of which was scraped ...
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... heads , and the aborigine was observed to suck with the greatest fervor ; whether for love of blood or excess of friend- ship , it would be difficult to say . " 1 During his latest visit to Africa , in the Congo region , Stanley had ...
... heads , and the aborigine was observed to suck with the greatest fervor ; whether for love of blood or excess of friend- ship , it would be difficult to say . " 1 During his latest visit to Africa , in the Congo region , Stanley had ...
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... head if ever I proved false . Susi [ Livingstone's head man , now with Stan- ley ] , not to be outdone by him , solicited the gods to visit unheard - of atrocious vengeances on Ngalyema if he dared to make the slighest breach in the ...
... head if ever I proved false . Susi [ Livingstone's head man , now with Stan- ley ] , not to be outdone by him , solicited the gods to visit unheard - of atrocious vengeances on Ngalyema if he dared to make the slighest breach in the ...
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... heads , our arms , and our legs , muttering rapidly his litany of incantations . What was left of the medicine Man- gombo and I carefully folded in a banana leaf [ Was this the house of the amulet ? ' ] , and we bore it reverently ...
... heads , our arms , and our legs , muttering rapidly his litany of incantations . What was left of the medicine Man- gombo and I carefully folded in a banana leaf [ Was this the house of the amulet ? ' ] , and we bore it reverently ...
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... head , out of which his solitary eye seemed to glare with penetrative power . I should judge him to be six feet , two inches , in height . He had a strong , sonorous voice , which , when lifted to speak to his tribe , was heard clearly ...
... head , out of which his solitary eye seemed to glare with penetrative power . I should judge him to be six feet , two inches , in height . He had a strong , sonorous voice , which , when lifted to speak to his tribe , was heard clearly ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and Its Bearings on Scripture Henry Clay Trumbull Affichage du livre entier - 1885 |
The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and Its Bearing on Scripture Henry Clay Trumbull Affichage du livre entier - 1887 |
The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and Its Bearing on Scripture Henry Clay Trumbull Affichage d'extraits - 1975 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Abimelech Abraham Africa altar amulet ancient Egypt animal APPENDIX Assyria believe Bible blood-brotherhood blood-friendship body Borneo bracelet Brahmans bride brother brotherhood called cannibalism ceremony chief China Christ circumcision cited in Spencer's common communion compact cove covenant of blood covenant of blood-friendship covenanting parties custom Dayaks dead death divine divine-human drink East Egyptian faith father feast Finger Ring flesh friends friendship gift give gods hand hath heart Herodotus Hist human Ibid idea India inter-commingling inter-communion inter-union Israel Jesus Kafirs king lives Lord marriage means Mirambo missionary Mpika nant native nature Norseland offering Oriental partakers parties person pledge priest primitive rite proffered proof religious represented ring rite of blood-covenanting sacrifice sacrificed says Scythian sharing soul sprinkled Stanley substitute blood supra surrender symbol Temple of Heaven thee thou tion token transfusion tribes union unto victim wine word worship