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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Page 105
... representations of human phalli are carved upon the exterior timbers of their dwelling places.1 " The vast antiquity of the phallic necklace can be easily demonstrated , " says Elworthy . " It was very ancient even in the days of Horace ...
... representations of human phalli are carved upon the exterior timbers of their dwelling places.1 " The vast antiquity of the phallic necklace can be easily demonstrated , " says Elworthy . " It was very ancient even in the days of Horace ...
Page 122
... representations of the phallus were promi- nently displayed wherever the people gathered to wor- ship their gods . In other instances , the act of coitus itself was pictured in carving or sculpture . Not alone in the temples and ...
... representations of the phallus were promi- nently displayed wherever the people gathered to wor- ship their gods . In other instances , the act of coitus itself was pictured in carving or sculpture . Not alone in the temples and ...
Page 140
... representations were , as Lewis remarks , more or less symbolical , usually in the form of an upright post or statue , hence the reference to them in the scriptures as " pillars . " It does not , how- ever , follow that in every ...
... representations were , as Lewis remarks , more or less symbolical , usually in the form of an upright post or statue , hence the reference to them in the scriptures as " pillars . " It does not , how- ever , follow that in every ...
Contents
CHAP | 3 |
SUN MOON AND NATURE WORSHIP | 13 |
THE BIRTH OF PHALLICISM | 40 |
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