Primitive Ritual And Belief : An Anthropological Essay
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Sometimes in the offering of cereal oblations and other gifts to the god or his equivalent, sometimes as a sacramental meal or a covenant in blood, the soul reaches out towards, and makes itself part of the Divine Nature.
If man regards the Deity merely as a mysterious imper- sonal Force associated with peculiar objects, he will simply offer gifts. If he believes he owes his origin to the animal or plant whose name he bears, he will endeavour to come into communion with his totem by assimilatin...g the flesh and blood of the sacrosanct animal.
If he regards the gods as members of his tribe or very present helps in trouble, he will slay a victim in their honour and partake of it with them. When he reaches the stage of realizing that the gods live in the sky he burns his sacrifice on the altar that it may ascend as a sweet smelling odour to the deity. When he feels that union with his god is destroyed by his shortcomings, he offers, by way of reparation, a sin-offering, and even bathes himself in the blood of the victim as a token of penitence.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Sometimes in the offering of cereal oblations and other gifts to the god or his equivalent, sometimes as a sacramental meal or a covenant in blood, the soul reaches out towards, and makes itself part of the Divine Nature.
If man regards the Deity merely as a mysterious imper- sonal Force associated with peculiar objects, he will simply offer gifts. If he believes he owes his origin to the animal or plant whose name he bears, he will endeavour to come into communion with his totem by assimilatin...g the flesh and blood of the sacrosanct animal.
If he regards the gods as members of his tribe or very present helps in trouble, he will slay a victim in their honour and partake of it with them. When he reaches the stage of realizing that the gods live in the sky he burns his sacrifice on the altar that it may ascend as a sweet smelling odour to the deity. When he feels that union with his god is destroyed by his shortcomings, he offers, by way of reparation, a sin-offering, and even bathes himself in the blood of the victim as a token of penitence.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Marett, R. R. (Robert Ranulph), 1866-1943 to read onlineMoreLess
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