Excerpt from Kerubim in Semitic Religion and Art NO account is given Of the appearance of the Kembim. In the height of the mythological period no such account was needed. All we know from this primitive Hebrew tradition describing the K embim is that they were beings of superhuman power and devoid Of human sympathies, whose Office was to drive away intruders from the abode Of the gods. Originally this abode was conceived Of as a mountain, on the Slopes of which was a garden or park (paradise) containing the sacred tree. ...
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Excerpt from Kerubim in Semitic Religion and Art NO account is given Of the appearance of the Kembim. In the height of the mythological period no such account was needed. All we know from this primitive Hebrew tradition describing the K embim is that they were beings of superhuman power and devoid Of human sympathies, whose Office was to drive away intruders from the abode Of the gods. Originally this abode was conceived Of as a mountain, on the Slopes of which was a garden or park (paradise) containing the sacred tree. The K erubim have in the Paradise story the functions Of being guards of the divine blessings and treasures. Their number is not mentioned; nor is it stated, as is usually supposed, that each of the Kerubim bore in his hand a aming sword. They were earthly beings and not heavenly beings. While there is much that is obscure about the form of the primitive Israelitish Kerub, it may be safely said that in the main it was a land animal, monstrous and ferocious.3 From this point Of view the recognition of certain Spots as haunts Of the gods is the relig ious expression of the gradual subjugation Of nature by man. It points to a time when primitive man regarded the spontan cous life Of nature as exhibiting the presence of superhuman powers. We have here evidently the proof Of the existence of animism in the early Semitic religion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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