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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... chief facts of this entire subject have been so generally overlooked , in all the theological discussions , and in all the physio - sociological researches , of the earlier and the later times . Yet this only furnishes another ...
... chief facts of this entire subject have been so generally overlooked , in all the theological discussions , and in all the physio - sociological researches , of the earlier and the later times . Yet this only furnishes another ...
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... chief value is likely to be in its stimulating of others to fuller and more satisfactory research in the field here brought to notice. Sufficient, however, is certainly shown, to indicate that the realm of true Biblical theology is as ...
... chief value is likely to be in its stimulating of others to fuller and more satisfactory research in the field here brought to notice. Sufficient, however, is certainly shown, to indicate that the realm of true Biblical theology is as ...
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... [chief of Pitsane's tribe—the Makololo—] should resolve to attack the Balonda [Sambanza's—or, more properly, Manenko's—people], Pitsane would be under obligation to give Sambanza warning to escape; and so, on the other side. [The ...
... [chief of Pitsane's tribe—the Makololo—] should resolve to attack the Balonda [Sambanza's—or, more properly, Manenko's—people], Pitsane would be under obligation to give Sambanza warning to escape; and so, on the other side. [The ...
Page 1869
... chief . 66 After a certain amount of palaver , " says Cameron , “ Syde and Pakwanya exchanged presents , much to the advantage of the former [ for in the East , the person of higher rank is supposed to give the more costly gifts in any ...
... chief . 66 After a certain amount of palaver , " says Cameron , “ Syde and Pakwanya exchanged presents , much to the advantage of the former [ for in the East , the person of higher rank is supposed to give the more costly gifts in any ...
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... chief of Western Unyamwezi ; " [ 22 ] whose leadership in warfare Stanley compares to that of both Frederick the Great [ 23 ] and Napoleon . [ 24 ] It was during his first journey in pursuit of Livingstone , in 1871 , that Stanley first ...
... chief of Western Unyamwezi ; " [ 22 ] whose leadership in warfare Stanley compares to that of both Frederick the Great [ 23 ] and Napoleon . [ 24 ] It was during his first journey in pursuit of Livingstone , in 1871 , that Stanley first ...
Table des matières
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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 Bearings 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