Download or read book People Trees written by David L. Haberman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about religious conceptions of trees within the cultural world of tree worship at the tree shrines of northern India. Sacred trees have been worshipped for millennia in India and today tree worship continues there among all segments of society. In the past, tree worship was regarded by many Western anthropologists and scholars of religion as a prime example of childish animism or decadent ''popular religion.'' More recently this aspect of world religious cultures is almost completely ignored in the theoretical concerns of the day. David Haberman hopes to demonstrate that by seriously investigating the world of Indian tree worship, we can learn much about not only this prominent feature of the landscape of South Asian religion, but also something about the cultural construction of nature as well as religion overall. The title People Trees relates to the content of this book in at least six ways. First, although other sacred trees are examined, the pipal-arguably the most sacred tree in India-receives the greatest attention in this study. The Hindi word ''pipal'' is pronounced similarly to the English word ''people.''Second, the ''personhood'' of trees is a commonly accepted notion in India. Haberman was often told: ''This tree is a person just like you and me.'' Third, this is not a study of isolated trees in some remote wilderness area, but rather a study of trees in densely populated urban environments. This is a study of trees who live with people and people who live with trees. Fourth, the trees examined in this book have been planted and nurtured by people for many centuries. They seem to have benefited from human cultivation and flourished in environments managed by humans. Fifth, the book involves an examination of the human experience of trees, of the relationship between people and trees. Haberman is interested in people's sense of trees. And finally, the trees located in the neighborhood tree shrines of northern India are not controlled by a professional or elite class of priests. Common people have direct access to them and are free to worship them in their own way. They are part of the people's religion. Haberman hopes that this book will help readers expand their sense of the possible relationships that exist between humans and trees. By broadening our understanding of this relationship, he says, we may begin to think differently of the value of trees and the impact of deforestation and other human threats to trees.
Download or read book The Sacred Tree written by Mrs. J. H. Philpot and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tree and Serpent Worship written by James Fergusson and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cultus Arborum A Description Of Phallic Tree Worship written by Anon and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work combines three topics being 'Ancient and Modern Symbol Worship', 'Phallic Objects and Remains', and 'Tree Worship'. A comprehensive guide and account of Phallic Tree Worship with illustrative legends, superstitions, usages etc exhibiting its origin and development amongst the Eastern and Western nations of the World from the earliest to modern times. Includes a bibliography of works upon and referring to the phallic cultus.
Download or read book Cultus Arborum A Descriptive Account of Phallic Tree Worship written by Anonymous and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-31 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Cultus Arborum: A Descriptive Account of Phallic Tree Worship" by Anonymous. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Tree and Serpent Worship written by James Fergusson and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 2004 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Reprint Of The Work Originally Published In London In 1873. Profusely Illustrated. Directs Attention To Important Myths A Throws Light On The Origin And Early A History Of Buddhism And On The Superstitions Which Gave Rise To That Religion And Its Early Forms. The Plates Present A Picture Of Religious Manners And Arts Of India In The Remote Past. Large Number Of Plates And Appendices.
Download or read book Tree and Serpent Worship Or Illustrations of Mythology and Art in India in the First and Fourth Centuries After Christ Text written by James Fergusson and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tree and Serpent Worship Or Illustrations of Mythology and Art in India in the First and Fourth Centuries After Christ written by James Fergusson and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sacred Tree in Religion and Myth written by J. H. Philpot and published by . This book was released on 1977-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient cultures around the world have attributed to trees aspects divine and demonic, beneficient and malevolent, magical and mysterious. Frequently linked with cult worship of the sun, moon, and stars, and with sacred springs and stone, tree worship as a pagan ritual was the most widespread. While many books have treated some aspects of tree worship, none has focused on the subject so precisely and with such lively insight as this fine work. Ranging from the deity-inhabited sycamores worshipped in Egypt to the dreaded moss-women of Central Germany, this book presents a fascinating survey of the tree in religion, mythology, and folklore. Invaluable to scholars in many fields, this fascinating compendium of facts, folklore and superstition, enhanced with rare illustrations, will appeal to any reader with an interest in the religions, rituals, and myths of ancient and primitive societies. Book jacket.
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Download or read book The Sacred Tree Or the Tree in Religion and Myth Classic Reprint written by Mrs. J. H. Philpot and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J.H. Philpot's The Sacred Tree, or The Tree in Religion and Myth traces the pagan ritual of tree worship throughout history and across different cultures and religions. Philpot states in her opening that this is not an academic or scientific book; rather it is a collection of facts and conclusions on the subject of tree worship. The book begins with a detailed exploration of the origin of tree worship and its spread across religions. Philpot relies on archaeological evidence to tell the story of early tree worship, highlighting Chaldea and 4,000 BCE as the place and time of the first recorded evidence of this practice. The author traces tree worship through ancient civilizations, from Egypt, to Africa, to India, with focus also given to tree worship in Greece and Rome. Following this introductory chapter, later sections of the book examine the religious significance given to trees. Separate chapters discuss God and the tree, the tree as an Oracle, the tree as a spirit being, Paradise and trees, and finally the tree's central role in the Christmas celebration. Ultimately, The Sacred Tree, or The Tree in Religion and Myth is a pleasant and interesting read, that will primarily appeal to those interested in religious symbolism, as well as anybody that places a religious significance on trees. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Cultus Arborum written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Evolution of the Hebrew People and Their Influence on Civilization written by Laura Hulda Wild and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Origin of Primitive Superstitions and Their Development Into the Worship of Spirits and Doctrine of Spiritual Agency Among the Aborigines of America written by Rushton M. Dorman and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-17 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Download or read book Sex and Sex Worship written by Otto Augustus Wall and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sex And Sex Worship written by Otto Augustus Wall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex is at the very heart of life, and this classic illustrated study of sex, its nature and function, and its influence on art, science, architecture and religion contains a wealth of information on sex beliefs, practices and worship in other cultures and periods of history stretching back to ancient times. Drawing on a wide range of sources including private collections of erotica, Wall shows how people in other times and places have dealt with the timeless themes of sexuality, male, female, love, passion, lust, desire and worship, dealing with sex as a private practice and also as public celebration. This edition first published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
