Gods and devils of mankind : the whole dark picture strikingly contrasted with the beauty and purity of revealed religion / by Frank S. Dobbins ; assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams (1897)
Dobbins, Frank S. (Frank Stockton), 1855-1916 · [S.l.] · leaf 392
DEVOTEES. IDOLATRY IN OCEANICA. 39» TRADITIONARY ORIGIN OF HUMAN PRIESTHOOD. The gods first spake to man through the small land-birds; but their utterances were too indistinct to guidethe actions of mankind. To meet this emergency, anorder of priests was set apart, the gods actually takingup their… … A FIJIAN BURE TEMPLE. rally conjoined with priesthood, but they were usually ofthe rudest and simplest sort. Whenever consulted, a present of the best food, ac-companied with a bowl of intoxicating piper mythisti-cum, was indispensible. The priest, throwing himselfinto a frenzy, delivered a…
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