The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of the worship; they served to excite the fancy and sustain the interest of the worshipper... no one cared what he believed about its origin.
That the God-man died for his people, and that His death is their life, is an idea which was in some degree foreshadowed by the older mystical sacrif… - William Robertson Smith
That the God-man died for his people, and that His death is their life, is an idea which was in some degree foreshadowed by the older mystical sacrif…
- William Robertson Smith
Belief in a certain series of myths was neither obligatory as a part of the true religion, nor was it supposed that, by believing, a man acquired rel… - William Robertson Smith
Belief in a certain series of myths was neither obligatory as a part of the true religion, nor was it supposed that, by believing, a man acquired rel…
In better times the religion of the tribe or state has nothing in common with the private and foreign superstitions or magical rites that savage terr… - William Robertson Smith
In better times the religion of the tribe or state has nothing in common with the private and foreign superstitions or magical rites that savage terr…
Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare of society, and in all that was necessary to this end every man h… - William Robertson Smith
Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare of society, and in all that was necessary to this end every man h…
The land of a god corresponds with the land of his worshipers. - William Robertson Smith
The land of a god corresponds with the land of his worshipers.
The dissolution of the nation destroys the national religion, and dethrones the national deity. - William Robertson Smith
The dissolution of the nation destroys the national religion, and dethrones the national deity.
In all the antique religions, mythology takes the place of dogma; that is, the sacred lore of priests and people... and these stories afford the only… - William Robertson Smith
In all the antique religions, mythology takes the place of dogma; that is, the sacred lore of priests and people... and these stories afford the only…
This, it may be said, is no more than a hypothesis, but it satisfies the conditions of a legitimate hypothesis, by postulating the operation of no un… - William Robertson Smith
This, it may be said, is no more than a hypothesis, but it satisfies the conditions of a legitimate hypothesis, by postulating the operation of no un…
But we must not forget, this ritual expressed, certain ideas which lie at the very root of true religion, the fellowship of the worshippers with one … - William Robertson Smith
But we must not forget, this ritual expressed, certain ideas which lie at the very root of true religion, the fellowship of the worshippers with one …
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