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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... woman's womb . " The wide- spread belief in the powers of a phallic god or of his accredited representative to confer upon women , both before and after marriage , the blessing of fertility , was responsible for the notion that the ...
... woman's womb . " The wide- spread belief in the powers of a phallic god or of his accredited representative to confer upon women , both before and after marriage , the blessing of fertility , was responsible for the notion that the ...
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... women before marriage , to which custom allusion has already been made . This last- named explanation , as Frazer has pointed out , fails to account for married women becoming sacred prostitutes , it fails to account for the practice by ...
... women before marriage , to which custom allusion has already been made . This last- named explanation , as Frazer has pointed out , fails to account for married women becoming sacred prostitutes , it fails to account for the practice by ...
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... woman specially ordained to the service of their deities . They are different from the dancing - women of the temples ; but they follow the same infamous course of life with them . For the priestesses of Siva and Vishnu , after being ...
... woman specially ordained to the service of their deities . They are different from the dancing - women of the temples ; but they follow the same infamous course of life with them . For the priestesses of Siva and Vishnu , after being ...
Contents
CHAP | 3 |
SUN MOON AND NATURE WORSHIP | 13 |
THE BIRTH OF PHALLICISM | 40 |
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According ancient ancient Egyptians androgynous animal appear associated belief body bull called carried celebrated century ceremony Christianity Church concept connexion considered creation dedicated deity Devil earth Egyptian emblem erected evidence evil existence fact Faiths female fertility festivals figure force give given goddess gods Greek hand head heaven held Hindu honour human idea identical idol India indications instances Italy Jupiter Knight Lingam living London looked Lord male means moon mother mysteries mythology nature object obscene offered organs origin Osiris pagan Persians person phallic worship phallus pillar points possess practice present Priapus priests primitive principle procession prostitutes races referred religion religious represented result rites Roman sacred says serpent sexual shape significance similar Siva spirit stone sun-god supposed symbol temple termed thought tion tree universe various virgin Vishnu wife woman women Yoni