The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day (1899)
Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. Co.; London, K. Paul, Trench, Trubner · leaf 288
e against all whowere suspected of dealing in witchcraft or magic arts,and he took advantage of the faith of his followers toeffectually rid himself ofall who opposed his sa-cred claims. All hisrivals were successivelymarked by the prophet,and doomed to be burnedalive.* All these facts areso many… … Tenskwatawa, the Shawano Prophet ini83i.f ■ One of the most characteristic features of the pre-scientific age is mans yearning for the realisation of thatwhich is unattainable b} natural means. The belief in * For details see the Fourteenth Annual Refort of the Bureau of Ethyiology,Part 2, p. 673…
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