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Joseph B. Gross

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Perhaps on no subject within the ample range of human knowledge, have so many fallacious ideas been propagated as upon that of the gods and the worship of heathen antiquity. Nothing but a shameful ignorance, a pitiable prejudice, or the most contemptible pride, which denounces all investigations as a useless or a criminal labor, when it must be feared that they will result in the overthrow of preestablished systems of faith, or the modification of long cherished principles of science, can have thus misrepresented the theology of heathenism, and distorted - nay, caricatured - its forms of religious worship. It is time that posterity should raise its voice in vindication of violated truth, and that the present age should learn to recognize in the hoary past at least a little of that common sense of which it boasts with as much self-complacency, as if the prerogative of reason was the birthright only of modern times.

In our researches into the religion of the heathens, a just regard to truth requires that a proper distinction should be made between its successive stages of development, as well as between the different classes of society by whom it was professed.

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�diteur: Forgotten Books
Date d'�dition: 2016
Langue: anglais
ISBN 10: 1330323580
ISBN 13: 9781330323588
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Nombre de pages: 398
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The Heathen Religion: In Its Popular and Symbolical Development

Joseph B. Gross

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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book explores the development of religious ideas in human history, from the earliest animistic beliefs to the complex mythology of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The author argues that religion is not a product of superstition or imagination, but rather a natural response to the human experience of wonder, awe, and mystery. The book examines the various ways in which humans have sought to understand and connect with the divine, and how these beliefs have shaped cultures and civilizations throughout history. It is a fascinating and thought -provoking work that sheds new light on the origins and evolution of religion. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N� de r�f. du vendeur 9781330323588_0

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