Indian Antiquities: Or, Dissertations Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various Profound Literature, of Hindostan: Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece, the Whole Intended as Introductory to The History of Hindostan, Upon a Comprehensive Scale ...The Author, 1794 - India |
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Page 781
... natural propenfities to gaiety by the most mirthful feftivals and the moft fplen- did rites . In respect to the Scandinavian religion I fhall only for the prefent obferve , that , in regard to the doctrine in queftion , it does not ...
... natural propenfities to gaiety by the most mirthful feftivals and the moft fplen- did rites . In respect to the Scandinavian religion I fhall only for the prefent obferve , that , in regard to the doctrine in queftion , it does not ...
Page 782
... nature . She gave her name to the fixth day of the week , which was confecrated to her under the de- nomination of FREYTAG , that is Frea's day , fynonimous with our Friday ; and , in direct teftimony that her character is not uncon ...
... nature . She gave her name to the fixth day of the week , which was confecrated to her under the de- nomination of FREYTAG , that is Frea's day , fynonimous with our Friday ; and , in direct teftimony that her character is not uncon ...
Page 794
... nature , which , without fuch revelation , it is utterly impoffible for finite beings to fathom ; the ftupendous myf- tery of a Trinity of hypoftafes in the Unity of the divine effence . But let us return to the great theatre of our ...
... nature , which , without fuch revelation , it is utterly impoffible for finite beings to fathom ; the ftupendous myf- tery of a Trinity of hypoftafes in the Unity of the divine effence . But let us return to the great theatre of our ...
Page 797
... nature exalted far above the reach of human comprehenfion , it was impoffible by any external image properly to represent him to the fenfes of men . Therefore he obferves , nullum in iis templis antiquitus idölum vifebatur , fed fimplex ...
... nature exalted far above the reach of human comprehenfion , it was impoffible by any external image properly to represent him to the fenfes of men . Therefore he obferves , nullum in iis templis antiquitus idölum vifebatur , fed fimplex ...
Page 802
... nature confonant to those already demonftrated to have been fo widely diffused through Afia , prevailed in any ancient theo- logical code of China . The purity of their primeval theology has been noticed . They originally adored no ...
... nature confonant to those already demonftrated to have been fo widely diffused through Afia , prevailed in any ancient theo- logical code of China . The purity of their primeval theology has been noticed . They originally adored no ...
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affertion Afia Afiatic alfo Almai alſo altar amidſt ancient antiquity Apuleius Arrian aſtoniſhment Ayeen Akbery Brahma brahmins ceremony Chineſe Chriſtian confecrated confidered cuſtom dæmons dance darkneſs defcended deity deſcribed devotion divine doctrine dreadful earth Egypt eſtabliſhed exiſtence facred facrifice fame fays fecond fect feſtivals feven fevere fhall fhould fince fire firft firſt folemn fome fometimes foul fpirits ftate ftone fubject fuch fufferings fuperftition fymbol heaven herſelf himſelf Hindoo hiſtory idol India Indian inftance inveſtigation itſelf laſt leaſt leſs Lingam Mithra moſt muſt myfteries obferved occafion paffage paffed paffions pagoda Parmenides penance penitents Perfia perfons Pfyche philofopher Plato poffible Pooja Porphyry prefent prieſts purpoſe Pythagoras reader reaſon repreſented reſpect rites Sabian Saniaffi ſcarcely Seeva ſeveral ſhall ſhe Sir William Jones ſome ſtate ſtill ſyſtem temple thefe themſelves theology theſe thofe thoſe thouſand throne tion tolahs univerfal uſe vafe vaſt Veefhnu whofe whoſe worſhip Yogee