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Title: Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names; or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876
Subjects: Religions Names, Personal Rites and ceremonies Symbolism
Publisher: London and Liverpool, Printed for the author
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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Cii.rmau 1 >iana. It consists of a nude female, having throe heads, ofwhich the central one appears to be male. Few can Iead Maurices remarks with-out recognising the fact that the idea of a triple Creator has Ixcn extensivelyadopted; hut few can adopt bis conclusion, that this idea was revealed to primitiveman by the Almighty. That it has been adopted by all, in consequence of anobservation patent to ever) observer, is fur more j>robable. It would bo a muchmore rational asHtrtion than Mr. .Maunc)s, to say that the idea of the trinity hasbeen co-exlensive with the use of the mide organ as an emblem of the Creator. To indicate the extent of this idea aniongxt Pagan and ChriHiinn nations, wo■ubjoin copies of the symbol from Itreek and Homan gems, from Hindoo sources, andfrom modem cccloHiasUcal onutmontii. Hee PI. V., VI., VII.. VIII. i lie read<r will 887 attempts which have been made, in such effusions athe Athanasian Creed, may be described as darken- Fignre 77. Figure 78.
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