Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names; or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations (1868)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876 · London and Liverpool, Printed for the author · leaf 544
xtremely piolmble thut the Hebrew wonl, like the Chaldee, comes fromthe Greeks, and that 1 aviil with his wiirriors introdncod the practice of concubinageamongst his subjects. In that case, we recognise an additional evidence to thevery late origin of Genesis, Judges, 2 Samuel, and Chronicles, in… … In this we notice the peculiar shape of the altar,the triple pillar arising from it, the asss head andfictile offerings, the lad offering a pine cone sur-rounded with leaves, and carrying on his head abasket, in which two phalli are distinctly to be re-cognised. The deity to whom the sacrifice is…
Religions · Names, Personal · Rites and ceremonies · Symbolism
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