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The Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious RitesTrumbull, H. Clay (Henry Clay)

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The Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious Rites

Name: The Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious Rites
Author: Trumbull, H. Clay (Henry Clay)

Trumbull, H. Clay (Henry Clay)

Covenants -- Religious aspects

prominence of red hand among, 87;
    celebration of attainment to puberty among, 88-92.
  John the Baptist, reference to, 218 f.
  Jones and Kropf:
    cited, 12, 18, 20 f., 143;
    quotation from, 17.
  Jordan, source of, at threshold of grotto of Pan, 115.
  Joshua:
    his curse on rebuilder of Jericho, 46 f.;
    guardians of threshold in days of, 120.
  Journal of American Folk-Lore, references to, 5, 21.
  Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, reference to, 236.
  Joyner. See _Von Löher and Joyner_.
  Judicial oath, uplifted hand in, 83.
  Julien, Stanislas: cited, 156.
  “Jumping the broomstick,” 143.
  Juno, Virgil’s reference to brazen threshold in temple of, 130.
  Jupiter:
    priest of, at Lystra, 134 f.;
    reference to boundary lines, 171;
    image of, as boundary mark, 172.
  Justice sought at gate:
    among Arabs, 57-59;
    in Arabia, 59 f.;
    in Babylonia and Elam, 60;
    in Egypt, 60 f.;
    in India, 61;
    in Morocco, 62 f.;
    among Israelites, 63 f.;
    in Turkey, 65.
  Justinian, Emperor: cited, 181.


  Ka, or soul, of dead, offerings to, 106.
  Kaʿbah in mosk at Meccah, 163.
  Kadesh, Egyptian goddess, 234.
  Kadi, reference to, 247.
  Kamehameha, king of Sandwich Islands, 150.
  _Kami_, gods of doorways, 104.
  _Kardas Sarks_, god of house, prayer to, 44.
  Kathiawar, human sacrifice at threshold at, 61.
  Kauzeroon, British envoy approaching, 189.
  Keeper of gate, honorable position, 119 f.
  _Kef Miryam_, name of sign of hand, 77.
  Keightley, Thomas, references to, 172, 236.
  Keoroeva, ancient gods of Maui, 150.
  Ket, uses of the Egyptian goddess, 234.
  Key, uses of the Hebrew word for, 253.
  Khaleefs of Bagdad, threshold custom of, 10.
  Khedive, threshold sacrifice to welcome new, 7.
  Khem, god of generative force, 234.
  Khonds of Orissa, crossing threshold in wedding among, 39.
  Khorsabad, sanctity of doorway in, 108 f.
  Kid:
    outpoured blood of, in hospitality among Arabs, 23;
    sacrificed on threshold in Syria, 26.
  King, Capt. J.S.:
    quotations from, #27f72# f.;
    cited, 196.
  King:
    human sacrifice to welcome, 8 f.;
    and priest, offices claimed by same person, 101 f.
  Kings of Scotland crowned on Coronation Stone, 268.
  King’s highway, 176.
  Kissing:
    threshold in Persia, 12;
    doors among Pythagoreans, 13;
    threshold among Morlacchi in Dalmatia, 31;
    doorway serpent in Yezidis’ temple, 116;
    threshold of mosk in Persia, 123 f.;
    threshold of gate of tomb of Alee, 124;
    threshold of _wely_, 129;
    threshold and door-posts of church in Abyssinia, 130 f.
  “Kissing the church” in Abyssinia, 131.
  Kitto, John, references to, 120, 212.
  Kitzuki, sacredness of threshold among pilgrims at, 125 f.
  Kiva temples, hand on walls of, 92.
  Knight, Richard Payne: cited, 230.
  “Knowledge, Tree of,” reference to, 156.
  “Knowledge,” in Bible narrative, 238.
  Kohala, temple in, 150.
  Koner. See _Guhl and Koner_.
  Koran, See _Quran_.
  Korea:

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The Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious RitesTrumbull, H. Clay (Henry Clay)

Religion

The Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious Rites

Trumbull, H. Clay (Henry Clay)

Covenants -- Religious aspects

prominence of red hand among, 87;
    celebration of attainment to puberty among, 88-92.
  John the Baptist, reference to, 218 f.
  Jones and Kropf:
    cited, 12, 18, 20 f., 143;
    quotation from, 17.
  Jordan, source of, at threshold of grotto of Pan, 115.
  Joshua:
    his curse on rebuilder of Jericho, 46 f.;
    guardians of threshold in days of, 120.
  Journal of American Folk-Lore, references to, 5, 21.
  Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, reference to, 236.
  Joyner. See _Von Löher and Joyner_.
  Judicial oath, uplifted hand in, 83.
  Julien, Stanislas: cited, 156.
  “Jumping the broomstick,” 143.
  Juno, Virgil’s reference to brazen threshold in temple of, 130.
  Jupiter:
    priest of, at Lystra, 134 f.;
    reference to boundary lines, 171;
    image of, as boundary mark, 172.
  Justice sought at gate:
    among Arabs, 57-59;
    in Arabia, 59 f.;
    in Babylonia and Elam, 60;
    in Egypt, 60 f.;
    in India, 61;
    in Morocco, 62 f.;
    among Israelites, 63 f.;
    in Turkey, 65.
  Justinian, Emperor: cited, 181.


  Ka, or soul, of dead, offerings to, 106.
  Kaʿbah in mosk at Meccah, 163.
  Kadesh, Egyptian goddess, 234.
  Kadi, reference to, 247.
  Kamehameha, king of Sandwich Islands, 150.
  _Kami_, gods of doorways, 104.
  _Kardas Sarks_, god of house, prayer to, 44.
  Kathiawar, human sacrifice at threshold at, 61.
  Kauzeroon, British envoy approaching, 189.
  Keeper of gate, honorable position, 119 f.
  _Kef Miryam_, name of sign of hand, 77.
  Keightley, Thomas, references to, 172, 236.
  Keoroeva, ancient gods of Maui, 150.
  Ket, uses of the Egyptian goddess, 234.
  Key, uses of the Hebrew word for, 253.
  Khaleefs of Bagdad, threshold custom of, 10.
  Khedive, threshold sacrifice to welcome new, 7.
  Khem, god of generative force, 234.
  Khonds of Orissa, crossing threshold in wedding among, 39.
  Khorsabad, sanctity of doorway in, 108 f.
  Kid:
    outpoured blood of, in hospitality among Arabs, 23;
    sacrificed on threshold in Syria, 26.
  King, Capt. J.S.:
    quotations from, #27f72# f.;
    cited, 196.
  King:
    human sacrifice to welcome, 8 f.;
    and priest, offices claimed by same person, 101 f.
  Kings of Scotland crowned on Coronation Stone, 268.
  King’s highway, 176.
  Kissing:
    threshold in Persia, 12;
    doors among Pythagoreans, 13;
    threshold among Morlacchi in Dalmatia, 31;
    doorway serpent in Yezidis’ temple, 116;
    threshold of mosk in Persia, 123 f.;
    threshold of gate of tomb of Alee, 124;
    threshold of _wely_, 129;
    threshold and door-posts of church in Abyssinia, 130 f.
  “Kissing the church” in Abyssinia, 131.
  Kitto, John, references to, 120, 212.
  Kitzuki, sacredness of threshold among pilgrims at, 125 f.
  Kiva temples, hand on walls of, 92.
  Knight, Richard Payne: cited, 230.
  “Knowledge, Tree of,” reference to, 156.
  “Knowledge,” in Bible narrative, 238.
  Kohala, temple in, 150.
  Koner. See _Guhl and Koner_.
  Koran, See _Quran_.
  Korea:

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