| Lectures on the Religion of the Semites: First Series the Fundamental Institutions (Large Print Edition) Contributor(s): Smith, W. Robertson (Author) |
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ISBN: 1169852017 ISBN-13: 9781169852013 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $50.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 11.02" W x 8.5" (3.27 lbs) 522 pages |
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| Publisher Description: (LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1894. Smith studies the primitive religions of the Semitic peoples, viewed in relation to other ancient religions and to the spiritual religion of the Old Testament and of Christianity. Contents: Introduction: The Subject and the Method of Enquiry; The Nature of the Religious Community, and the Relation of the Gods to their Worshippers; The Relations of the Gods to Natural Things-Holy Places-The Jinn; Holy Places in their Relation to Man; Sanctuaries, Natural and Artificial-Holy Waters, Trees, Caves, and Stones; Sacrifice-Preliminary Survey; First-Fruits, Tithes, and Sacrificial Meals; The Original Significance of Animal Sacrifice; The Sacramental Efficacy of Animal Sacrifice, and Cognate Acts of Ritual-The Blood Covenant-Blood and Hair Offerings; The Development of Sacrificial Ritual-Fire-Sacrifices and Piacula; and Sacrificial Gifts and Piacular Sacrifices-The Special Ideas Involved in the Latter. |