Introduction to the History of Religions: Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV — John Shaqi
Introduction to the History of Religions: Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IVToy, Crawford Howell
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Introduction to the History of Religions: Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV
Toy, Crawford Howell
Mythology; Religion -- History; Religions -- History; Rites and ceremonies
THE CULT OF THE DEAD. Of historical persons: noncivilized,
351; civilized: in Egypt, 352; in Greece and Rome, 353; in
China, 354; of the Calif Ali, 355; Greek and Roman worship
of mythical ancestors, 356, 357; Dedivinization of gods,
358; Euhemerism, 359; Worship of the dead kin, 360, 361;
Ghosts friendly and unfriendly, 362; Savage customs:
mourning, 363; funeral feasts, 364; fear and kindly feeling,
365, 366; Definite cult of ghosts: savage, 367-370;
civilised, 371-373; Greek and Roman state cults, 374;
Chinese, 375; Divine functions of the venerated dead,
376-378; Ethical power of ancestor-worship, 379-383.
CULTS OF GENERATIVE POWERS. Nature's productivity, 384-386;
Not all customs connected with generation are religious,
387; Cult of generative organs, 388-406; widespread, 388;
Nonreligious usages, 389, 390; Phallic cults hardly to be
found among the lowest peoples, 391, 392; Well developed in
West Africa, 393; in modern India, 394; in Japan, 395; Most
definite in some ancient civilized religions, 396; In Egypt,
397; Whether in Semitic communities, 398; Hierapolis, 399;
Babylonia and Palestine, 400; Extensively practiced in Asia
Minor, Ionia, and Greece, 401; Priapos, 402, 403; The Roman
Mutunus Tutunus, 404; Phalli as amulets, 405; The female
organ, 406; Androgynous deities, 407-418; Supposed Semitic
figures: Ishtar, 408; Ashtart, 409; Tanit, 410; The Cyprian
goddess, 411, 412; The Phrygian Agdistis, 413;
Hermaphroditos, 415, 416; Androgynous deities not
religiously important, 417; Origin of the conception, 418;
Animals associated with phallic deities, 419; Christian
phallic cults, 420.
CHAPTER V. TOTEMISM AND TABOO 176
The contrasted rôles of the two, 431.
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