 | 1897 - 918 ˹éÒ
...by me, his son, to my father." — Kawlinson, " Phoenicia," p. 402. Religion and Early Society. — F g HPe~e fTeIg ab^ ]Ng c c c a `uEGV5a4b5b{f U [ogFeGeG`[f\f Y gag as a matter of course. . . . Strictly speaking, indeed, I understand the case when I say that the oldest... | |
 | John Richardson Illingworth - 1898 - 326 ˹éÒ
...theories . . . ritual and practical usage were, strictly speaking, the sum total of ancient religions. Religion in primitive times was not a system of belief...practices to which every member of society conformed as a matter of course. ... A man was born into a fixed relation to certain gods as surely as he was... | |
 | William Williamson - 1899 - 466 ˹éÒ
...variable, the ritual was obligatory, and faith in the myth was at the discretion of the worshipper." ..." Religion in primitive times was not a system of belief...practices, to which every member of society conformed as a matter of course." . . . "The conclusion is that in the study of ancient religions, we must begin... | |
 | Robert L. Ottley - 1904 - 476 ˹éÒ
...practical usage,' says Prof. Robertson Smith, 'were, strictly speaking, the sum total of ancient religions. Religion in primitive times was not a system of belief...practices to which every member of society conformed as a matter of course. . . Practice preceded doctrinal theory3.' 1 Aug. de nat. et grot. Ixxii : '... | |
 | William Robertson Smith - 1907 - 528 ˹éÒ
...outset that ritual and practical usage were, strictly speaking, the sum-total of ancient religions. Religion in primitive times was not a system of belief...practices, to which every member of society conformed as a matter of course. Men would not be men if they agreed to do certain things without having a reason... | |
 | Alexander Reid Gordon - 1907 - 378 ˹éÒ
...CONCEPTION OF GOD. IN ancient worship the essential element was no doubt cultus rather than dogma. " Religion in primitive times was not a system of belief...fixed traditional practices, to which every member conformed as a matter of course." l Yet men could not always blindly worship an unknown god They inevitably... | |
 | Edgar Hans Casimir Reuterskiöld - 1908 - 186 ˹éÒ
...religion to us was equally important in the ancient society with which we are to deal;» och vidare e. 20: »Religion in primitive times was not a system of...practices, to which every member of society conformed as a matter of course». och klanen anses vara af samma blod, så att människorna bära djurartens... | |
 | Edgar Hans Casimir Reuterskiöld - 1908 - 188 ˹éÒ
...religion to us was equally important in the ancient society with which we are to deal;» och vidare s. 20: »Religion in primitive times was not a system of...belief with practical applications; it was a body of flxed traditional practices, to which every member of society conformed aa a matter of course». och... | |
 | Edgar Hans Casimir Reuterskiöld - 1912 - 164 ˹éÒ
...to deal". Und weiter S. 20: .Religion in primitive times was not a System of belief with piactical applications ; it was a body of fixed traditional practices, to which every member of society confonned äs a matter of course". 2* Im Begriff des Totemismus liegt für diese Schule, daß eine... | |
 | George W. Stocking - 1984 - 251 ˹éÒ
...approach, Smith argued that ancient religions "had for the most part no creed," but rather consisted of "a body of fixed traditional practices, to which every member of society conformed as a matter of course" (1894:20). In so far as ancient religions did involve beliefs, moreover, these... | |
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Religion in primitive times was not a system of belief with practical applications; it was a body of fixed traditional practices to which every member of society conformed as a matter of course. 
