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... 169. Heaven 297 170. Hell 300 171. The Dead 302 172. Ghosts and Apparitions 304 173. Life after Death and Immortality 307 174. Rebirth, Reincarnation and Transmigration 310 175. Resurrection 312 176. Nirvana, Negation 313.
... ghost, or a kind of fetish-god, attached to a stone—perhaps an ancient sepulchral stele of some desert sheikh. The ... ghosts inevitably—Spencer's favourite word—develops into that of Gods, the ghosts of remote ancestors or of superior ...
... ghosts, usually through persons, especially chiefs—a grace or virtue which enables persons to ensure success in human undertakings. E.E.Evans-Pritchard, Theories of Primitive Religion (1965) 10 TOTEMISM 1 To these are added his badge ...
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Contents
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II THE SUPERNATURAL | 37 |
III THE NATURE OF GOD | 51 |
IV THE UNIVERSE | 76 |
V HUMANITY | 89 |
VI THE SACRED | 97 |
VII SACRED PERSONS | 105 |
XI SPIRITUAL EXERCISES | 151 |
XII RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY | 164 |
XIII RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY | 189 |
XIV VIRTUE AND THE GOOD | 205 |
XV MORALITY | 225 |
XVI MEN AND WOMEN | 246 |
XVII SOCIETY | 263 |
XVIII LAST THINGS | 291 |
VIII SACRED WORDS | 120 |
IX SACRED ACTIONS | 128 |
X SPIRITUALITY | 136 |
TEXT AND AUTHOR INDEX | 318 |
SUBJECT INDEX | 330 |
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