Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day ...Mental Health Press, 1958 - 299 pages |
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... meaning for him , the primitive man , primarily concerned with placating or propitiating his gods in what he conceived to be the most practical man- ner possible , inaugurated a form of religion in keeping with his mentality . Because ...
... meaning for him , the primitive man , primarily concerned with placating or propitiating his gods in what he conceived to be the most practical man- ner possible , inaugurated a form of religion in keeping with his mentality . Because ...
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... meaning of the animal worship of the Egyptians , about which so much has been written and so little dis- covered . Those animals or plants , in which any par- ticular characteristic of the deity seemed to predomi- nate , became the ...
... meaning of the animal worship of the Egyptians , about which so much has been written and so little dis- covered . Those animals or plants , in which any par- ticular characteristic of the deity seemed to predomi- nate , became the ...
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... meaning . This last - named method was the more practicable and im- measurably the safer , as it provided " safety - valves " which the other did not . It was widely adopted . Thus phallic symbols took the place of the phallus and its ...
... meaning . This last - named method was the more practicable and im- measurably the safer , as it provided " safety - valves " which the other did not . It was widely adopted . Thus phallic symbols took the place of the phallus and its ...
Contents
CHAP | 3 |
SUN MOON AND NATURE WORSHIP | 13 |
THE BIRTH OF PHALLICISM | 40 |
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According ancient ancient Egyptians androgynous animal appear associated belief body bull called carried celebrated century ceremony Christianity Church concept connexion considered creation dedicated deity Devil earth Egyptian emblem erected evidence evil existence fact Faiths female fertility festivals figure force give given goddess gods Greek hand head heaven held Hindu honour human idea identical idol India indications instances Italy Jupiter Knight Lingam living London looked Lord male means moon mother mysteries mythology nature object obscene offered organs origin Osiris pagan Persians person phallic worship phallus pillar points possess practice present Priapus priests primitive principle procession prostitutes races referred religion religious represented result rites Roman sacred says serpent sexual shape significance similar Siva spirit stone sun-god supposed symbol temple termed thought tion tree universe various virgin Vishnu wife woman women Yoni