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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... admitted , were prayer and exorcism . Prayer was for the intervention of God ; exorcism was to drive out the evil spirits . Ancient writers were unanimous in their assertions that demons caused all manner of diseases . Demon- ritus ...
... admitted , were prayer and exorcism . Prayer was for the intervention of God ; exorcism was to drive out the evil spirits . Ancient writers were unanimous in their assertions that demons caused all manner of diseases . Demon- ritus ...
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... admitted into the inmost recesses of the temple and made acquainted with the first prin- ciples of religion , the knowledge of the god of nature . At the time when the Mysteries originated , an im- portant part of the festival consisted ...
... admitted into the inmost recesses of the temple and made acquainted with the first prin- ciples of religion , the knowledge of the god of nature . At the time when the Mysteries originated , an im- portant part of the festival consisted ...
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... admitted that the spiritual deity Brahm must himself assume , either temporarily or perman- ently , some corporeal form , in which to put forth the necessary energy for the work of creation . It was further admitted that the assumption ...
... admitted that the spiritual deity Brahm must himself assume , either temporarily or perman- ently , some corporeal form , in which to put forth the necessary energy for the work of creation . It was further admitted that the assumption ...
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CHAP | 3 |
SUN MOON AND NATURE WORSHIP | 13 |
THE BIRTH OF PHALLICISM | 40 |
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