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 405
re on the watch to catch the spirits of men and devourthem. If one is caught, the man falls sick; if another,he grows worse ; if all, he dies. The evil spirits may beappeased by a sacrificial feast, and may release the cap-tive soul. So a feast is proclaimed, and all the family ofthe sick… … CHRISTIAN KAREN GIRLS. THE KARENS AXD THE IK TRADITIONS. aq? seized by birds. These feasts are accompanied by inter-cessory prayer to the evil spirits to release the captivesoul from their toils. The streams, the forest, even particular trees, are sup-posed to be the haunts of these evil ones. So a…
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