The Blood CovenantFilRougeViceversa, 25 juil. 2021 - 150 pages Apart from, and yet linked with, the explicit proofs of the rite of blood-covenanting throughout the primitive world, there are many indications of the root-idea of this form of covenanting; in the popular estimate of blood, and of all the marvelous possibilities through blood-transference. These indications, also, are of old, and from everywhere.To go back again to the earlier written history of the world; it is evident that the ancient Egyptians recognized blood as in a peculiar sense life itself; and that they counted the heart,as the blood-source and the blood-centre,the symbol and the substance of life. In the Book of the Dead, the deceased speaks of his heart,or his blood-fountain,as his life; and as giving him the right to appear in the presence of the gods: My heart was my mother; my heart was my mother; my heart was my being on earth; placed within me; returned to me by the chief gods, placing me before the gods |
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Page 1860
... brother- friends, in the covenant of blood. Their relatives and neighbors were called together, in the open place ... brothers in a covenant made before God: who deceiveth the other , him will God deceive . " Each.
... brother- friends, in the covenant of blood. Their relatives and neighbors were called together, in the open place ... brothers in a covenant made before God: who deceiveth the other , him will God deceive . " Each.
Page 1864
... brother [ in such a covenant ] must guard the [ other ] brother from treachery , and [ must ] succor him in peril . So far as may be necessary , the one must provide for the wants of the other ; and the survivor has weighty obligations ...
... brother [ in such a covenant ] must guard the [ other ] brother from treachery , and [ must ] succor him in peril . So far as may be necessary , the one must provide for the wants of the other ; and the survivor has weighty obligations ...
Page 1870
... brother - making was complete . " [ 18 ] Concerning the origin of this rite , in this region , Cameron says : " This custom of ' making brothers , I believe to be really of Semitic origin , and to have been introduced into Africa by the ...
... brother - making was complete . " [ 18 ] Concerning the origin of this rite , in this region , Cameron says : " This custom of ' making brothers , I believe to be really of Semitic origin , and to have been introduced into Africa by the ...
Page 1879
... brother of a European Christian. Yet, the tie of blood- covenanting was the strongest tie known in Central Africa. Frank Pocock, whose covenant-blood flowed in Itsi's veins, was dead; [40] yet for his sake his master, Stanley, was ...
... brother of a European Christian. Yet, the tie of blood- covenanting was the strongest tie known in Central Africa. Frank Pocock, whose covenant-blood flowed in Itsi's veins, was dead; [40] yet for his sake his master, Stanley, was ...
Page 1880
... brother of Ngalyema [ or , Itsi ] of Ntamo ! " [ 41 ] Some time after this , when trouble arose between Stanley and Ngalyema , the former suggested that perhaps it would be better to cancel their brotherhood . " No , no , no , ' cried ...
... brother of Ngalyema [ or , Itsi ] of Ntamo ! " [ 41 ] Some time after this , when trouble arose between Stanley and Ngalyema , the former suggested that perhaps it would be better to cancel their brotherhood . " No , no , no , ' cried ...
Table des matières
| 1854 | |
SUGGESTIONS AND PERVERSIONS OF THE RITE | |
INDICATIONS OF THE RITE IN THE BIBLE | |
APPENDIX | |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and Its Bearing on Scripture Henry Clay Trumbull Affichage du livre entier - 1893 |
The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and Its Bearings on Scripture Henry Clay Trumbull Affichage du livre entier - 1893 |
The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and Its Bearing on Scripture Henry Clay Trumbull Affichage du livre entier - 1893 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Abimelech Abraham Africa altar American amulet ancient Egypt animal Arabs Assyria Bible binding blood-brotherhood body Borneo bracelet Brahmans bride bridegroom brother brotherhood called cannibalism ceremony chief China Christ circumcision cited in Spencer's common communion compact covenant of blood covenant of blood-friendship covenanting parties Dark Cont Dayaks dead death divine drink East Egyptian fact father feast Finger Ring flesh friends friendship gift give gods hand hath heart Herodotus Hist human Ibid idea India inline illustration inter inter-commingling inter-communion Israel Jesus Kafirs king lives Lord marriage means Mirambo missionary Mpika Native nature Norseland Odin offering Oriental partake person phylacteries pledge priest primitive rite proffered proof received recognized reference religious represented ring rite of blood-covenanting sacred covenant sacrifice says Scythian soul sprinkled Stanley substitute blood supra surrender symbol Temple of Heaven thee thou token tribes union unto victim wine word worship