 Kafirs, as to most savage races, the world was full of spirits — spirits of the rivers, the mountains, and the woods. Most important were the ghosts of the dead, who had power to injure or to help the living, and who were therefore propitiated by offerings...  Impressions of South Africa - Strana 109podľa James Bryce Bryce (Viscount) - 1897 - Počet stránok 604Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | James Bryce Bryce (Viscount) - 1900 - Počet stránok 606
...Religion was a powerful factor in Kafir life ; but religion did not mean the worship of any deity, for there was no deity. Still less had it any moral significance....This kind of worship, the worship once most generally diftnised throughout the world, and which held its ground among the Greeks and Italians in the most... | |
 | William Edward Burghardt Du Bois - 1915 - Počet stránok 272
...the mountains, and the woods. Most important were the ghosts of the dead, who had power to injure or help the living, and who were, therefore, propitiated...periods, as well as on occasions when their aid was especially desired. This kind of worship, the worship once most generally diffused throughout the world,... | |
 | John William Gibson, James Lawrence Nichols, William Henry Crogman - 1928 - Počet stránok 496
...the mountains and the woods. Most important were the ghosts of the dead who had power to injure or help the living and who were therefore propitiated...on occasions when their aid was specially desired." (Bryce.) This sense of spirit presences, malevolent and benevolent, developed a persistent fear upon... | |
 | William Edward Burghardt Du Bois - 2000 - Počet stránok 220
...the mountains, and the woods. Most important were the ghosts of the dead, who had power to injure or help the living, and who were, therefore, propitiated...periods, as well as on occasions, when their aid was especially desired. This kind of worship, the worship once most generally diffused throughout the world,... | |
 | William Edward Burghardt Du Bois - 2003 - Počet stránok 252
...the mountains, and the woods. Most important were the ghosts of the dead, who had power to injure or help the living, and who were, therefore, propitiated...periods, as well as on occasions when their aid was especially desired. This kind of worship, the worship once most generally diffused throughout the world,... | |
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