Lectures on the Religion of the Semites: First Series The Fundamental Institutions is a book written by W. Robertson Smith. The book is a series of lectures that focus on the religious beliefs and practices of the Semitic people, who were an ancient group of people that lived in the Middle East. The lectures cover a range of topics, including the origins of Semitic religion, the role of the priesthood, and the importance of sacrifice in Semitic religious practices. The book also explores the fundamental institutions of ...
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Lectures on the Religion of the Semites: First Series The Fundamental Institutions is a book written by W. Robertson Smith. The book is a series of lectures that focus on the religious beliefs and practices of the Semitic people, who were an ancient group of people that lived in the Middle East. The lectures cover a range of topics, including the origins of Semitic religion, the role of the priesthood, and the importance of sacrifice in Semitic religious practices. The book also explores the fundamental institutions of Semitic religion, such as the temple and the cultic calendar. Throughout the lectures, Smith draws on a wide range of sources, including ancient texts and archaeological evidence, to provide a comprehensive overview of Semitic religion. This book is an important resource for anyone interested in the history of religion in the Middle East.1894. Smith studies the primitive religions of the Semitic peoples, viewed in relation to other ancient religions and to the spiritual religion of the Old Testament and of Christianity. Contents: Introduction: The Subject and the Method of Enquiry; The Nature of the Religious Community, and the Relation of the Gods to their Worshippers; The Relations of the Gods to Natural Things-Holy Places-The Jinn; Holy Places in their Relation to Man; Sanctuaries, Natural and Artificial-Holy Waters, Trees, Caves, and Stones; Sacrifice-Preliminary Survey; First-Fruits, Tithes, and Sacrificial Meals; The Original Significance of Animal Sacrifice; The Sacramental Efficacy of Animal Sacrifice, and Cognate Acts of Ritual-The Blood Covenant-Blood and Hair Offerings; The Development of Sacrificial Ritual-Fire-Sacrifices and Piacula; and Sacrificial Gifts and Piacular Sacrifices-The Special Ideas Involved in the Latter.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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