Download or read book Spiritism and the Cult of the Dead in Antiquity written by Lewis Bayles Paton and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritism and the Cult of the Dead in Antiquity by Lewis Bayles Paton, first published in 1921, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Download or read book Spiritism and the Cult of the Dead in Antiquity written by Lewis Bayles Paton and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS is a sound, useful, instructive, and interesting book, made in a thoroughly workmanlike manner by the practiced hand of a competent as well as careful scholar. The making of a good book has to be learned by practice of the art, and Professor Paton has practiced long enough and well enough to know and to do. But even if the work were less well done it would still be worth the reader's while, for its subject is of unfailing interest to every thoughtful human being. Normally constituted men long for a life after the great dissolution of death, and seek by religious faith, by psychic research, or even by means either wholly or partly subversive of reason to confirm the deathless hope. A single death in a family renews the wonder, the questioning or the faith of those who are left behind, and the numerous deaths in any community through shipwreck or a mine explosion set the whole vicinity again upon the scent for the trail of life after death. A great war which brings death to youth not seldom sets whole peoples agog with a new desire to know that these who have passed away before their time are still alive though breath has left the body. In such times there is always a recrudescence of Spiritism, commonly but erroneously called spiritualism. To tell the story of Spiritism in Antiquity and to explain its meaning and significance is the purpose of this book. it is a most useful purpose, for it is folly for us now to ignore what our forebears or predecessors have done or what other peoples, however strange, may have thought. Those of us who have a deep concern to understand the Bible dare not ignore the problem, and he who has intelligence about it to offer may well challenge our attention. For any who may be seeking light upon the history of present ideas or hopes it may be well to indicate the scope of this book by-setting down the chapter titles, and here they are: I. Spiritism in Primitive Religion; II. Spiritism in China; III. Spiritism Among the lndo-Europeans; IV. The Cult of the Dead Among the lndo-Europeans; V. Spiritism in Egypt; VI. Spiritism Among the Early Semites; VII. Spiritism in Babylonia and Assyria; VIII. Earliest Hebrew Conception of the Dead; IX. Babylonian Influence on Hebrew Conceptions of the Dead; X. Worship of the Dead by Israel; XI. Early Opposition to the Worship of the Dead by Israel; XII. Prophetic and Legal Denial of the Vitality of Spirits; XIII. New Theories of Immortality in Post Exilic Judaism: XIV. The Teaching of Jesus in Regard to Immortality; and then there follows a serviceable index. This list of chapters shows how comprehensive is the book, and at the same time declares plainly that no one scholar, however learned, would be able to know all these languages and literatures at first hand, nor does Professor Paton make any such claim. Indeed, he states explicitly his limitations, saying, "In the fields of Semitic religion and of the religions of Israel, Greece, and Rome, the author has been able to work at first hand from the sources; in the cases of the religions of China, India, and Egypt, and some of the Indo-European races, he has been obliged to depend upon the researches of others" (p. viii). In judging the book as a whole I have to say that, in so far as I can claim any real right to speak, it is fully satisfactory, and deserves full commendation. The only chapters that I can test at first hand are those relating to Egypt and the Semites. As was to be expected, these are sound and thorough. I do not think that they are everywhere equal, nor could that be expected of any writer.... It could, I think, he bettered, as I have tried to do in my Cuneiform Parallels, pp. 52, 53. I may also say that in the chapter on Egypt I have considerable doubt about some of the judgments based upon the conclusions of even so excellent a scholar as Breasted. These are, however, spots on the sun, and I commend the book gladly and heartily. -"Drew Theological Seminary," Robert W. Rogers.
Download or read book SPIRITISM AND THE CULT OF THE DEAD IN ANTIQUITY written by LEWIS BAYLES. PATON and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book SPIRITISM THE CULT OF THE DE written by Lewis Bayles 1864-1932 Paton and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Spiritism and the Cult of the Dead in Antiquity Scholar s Choice Edition written by Lewis Bayles Paton and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Cults of the Dead in Ancient Israel and Ugarit written by Theodore J. Lewis and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ancient Roman Afterlife written by Charles King and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ancient Rome, it was believed some humans were transformed into special, empowered beings after death. These deified dead, known as the manes, watched over and protected their surviving family members, possibly even extending those relatives’ lives. But unlike the Greek hero-cult, the worship of dead emperors, or the Christian saints, the manes were incredibly inclusive—enrolling even those without social clout, such as women and the poor, among Rome's deities. The Roman afterlife promised posthumous power in the world of the living. While the manes have often been glossed over in studies of Roman religion, this book brings their compelling story to the forefront, exploring their myriad forms and how their worship played out in the context of Roman religion’s daily practice. Exploring the place of the manes in Roman society, Charles King delves into Roman beliefs about their powers to sustain life and bring death to individuals or armies, examines the rituals the Romans performed to honor them, and reclaims the vital role the manes played in the ancient Roman afterlife.
Download or read book Cults of the Dead in Ancient Israel and Ugarit written by Theodore J. Lewis and published by Harvard Semitic Monographs. This book was released on 1989 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Ugaritic Texts -- Biblical Texts -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Citations -- Author Index.
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