Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day |
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... moon - god reigned supreme . The moon , with its power to supply light during the hours of blackness , was conceded to be of far more importance , and to possess greater powers , than the sun , which was not credited with the ...
... moon - god reigned supreme . The moon , with its power to supply light during the hours of blackness , was conceded to be of far more importance , and to possess greater powers , than the sun , which was not credited with the ...
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... moon was originally a female deity has led many historians to dispute the superiority of the moon over the sun in ancient myth- ology . In putting forth this argument they overlook one important and significant factor : the existence of ...
... moon was originally a female deity has led many historians to dispute the superiority of the moon over the sun in ancient myth- ology . In putting forth this argument they overlook one important and significant factor : the existence of ...
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... moon - goddess , the black habit she affec- ted signifying her eclipses and disappearances , while the horned statues represented the crescent . The belief in the influence of the moon over the lives of men and women was prominent for ...
... moon - goddess , the black habit she affec- ted signifying her eclipses and disappearances , while the horned statues represented the crescent . The belief in the influence of the moon over the lives of men and women was prominent for ...
Contents
CHAP | 3 |
SUN MOON AND NATURE WORSHIP | 13 |
THE BIRTH OF PHALLICISM | 40 |
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