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It would appear that during the orgies connected with the worship of Siva or Vishnu , as well as Juggernaut ( cf. p . 214 ) and other related or subsidiary deities , promiscuity for the purpose of removing the stigma of sterility was ...
It would appear that during the orgies connected with the worship of Siva or Vishnu , as well as Juggernaut ( cf. p . 214 ) and other related or subsidiary deities , promiscuity for the purpose of removing the stigma of sterility was ...
Page 174
This deity is celebrated by the poets as the creator of all things , the father of gods and men , and it appears that ... In many cases it would appear that instead of a figure of a male with a huge phallus , a living man substituted ...
This deity is celebrated by the poets as the creator of all things , the father of gods and men , and it appears that ... In many cases it would appear that instead of a figure of a male with a huge phallus , a living man substituted ...
Page 239
They appear to have been found principally in the very old churches , and have been mostly taken down , so that they are only found among the ruins . Gig , which , we are told , means in. People have given them the name of Shelah - na· ...
They appear to have been found principally in the very old churches , and have been mostly taken down , so that they are only found among the ruins . Gig , which , we are told , means in. People have given them the name of Shelah - na· ...
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Contents
SUN MOON AND NATURE WORSHIP | 13 |
THE BIRTH OF PHALLICISM | 40 |
THE PHALLIC FACTOR IN SEXUAL PROMISCUITY | 58 |
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| Title | Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day ... |
| Author | George Ryley Scott |
| Publisher | Mental Health Press, 1958 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 24 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 299 pages |
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