Lesley's Arkite Symbolism : LESLEY'S "ARKITE SYMBOLISM." I have already referred to the similarity between the symbols of the sun-gods of antiquity and the natural objects introduced into the Mosaic myth of the fall; and it is necessary now to consider shortly what influence the phallic principle there embodied had over other...
Phallism In The Christian Symbols : PHALLISM IN THE CHRISTIAN SYMBOLS. In conclusion, it must be said that Christianity itself is certainly not without the phallic element. Reference may be made to the important place taken in Christian dogma by the "fall"--which I have shown to have had a purely "phallic" foundation--...
Serpent Symbolism Associated With Phallic Worship : SERPENT SYMBOLISM ASSOCIATED WITH PHALLIC WORSHIP. That we have, in the Mosaic account of the "fall," a phallic legend, is evident from other consideration, connected with the narrative. The most important relate to the introduction of the serpent on the scene, and the position it takes...
The Tree Of Knowledge Of Good And Evil : THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL. Another feature of the Mosaic legend of the "fall" which deserves consideration is the reference to the tree of knowledge, or wisdom. It is now generally supposed that the forbidden fruit was a kind of citrus, 29 but certain facts connected with arborolatry...
Introduction : IT will not be necessary for me to give details of the rites by which the phallic superstition is distinguished, as they may be found in the works of Dulaure, 1 Payne Knight, 2 and other writers. I shall refer to them, therefore, only so far as may be required for the due understanding...
Circumcision : CIRCUMCISION. There is one phallic rite which, from its nature and wide range, is of peculiar importance. I refer to circumcision. The origin of this custom has not yet, so far as I am aware, been satisfactorily explained. The idea that, under certain climatic conditions, circumcision is necessary...
Title Page : INFLUENCE OF THE PHALLIC IDEA IN THE RELIGIONS OF ANTIQUITY BY C. STANILAND WAKE ORIGINALLY A PAPER READ BEFORE THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON ON APRIL 5TH, 1870. PUBLISHED IN 1875.
The Hebrew Identified With Ethnic Religions : THE HEBREW IDENTIFIED WITH ETHNIC RELIGIONS. There is one remarkable incident which is said to have happened during the wanderings of the Hebrews in the Sinaitic wilderness, which appears to throw much light on the character of the Mosaic cult, and to connect it with other religions. I refer...
Footnotes : FOOTNOTES 1 Histoire Abrege de Differens Cultes, vol. ii. 2 A Discourse on the Worship of Priapus, and its Connection with the Mystic Theology of the Ancients. By Richard Payne Knight, Esq. New Edition. To which is added An Essay on the Worship of the Generative Powers during the Middle Ages...
The Great Religious Movement Of Archaic Time : THE GREAT RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT OF ARCHAIC TIME. That some great religious movement, ascribed by tradition to Abraham, did take place among the Semites at an early date is undoubted. What the object of this movement was it is difficult to decide. 63 It should be remembered that the Chaldeans...
Hermae, Termini, Pillars And Groves : HERMAE, TERMINI, PILLARS AND "GROVES." One of the primeval gods of antiquity was Hermes, the Syro-Egyptian Thoth, and the Roman Mercury. Kircher identifies him also with the god Terminus. This is doubtless true, as Hermes was a god of boundaries, and appears, as Dulaure has well shown, to have...
Serpent Worship A Vishnavic Custom : SERPENT-WORSHIP A VISHNAVIC CUSTOM. Considering the position occupied by the serpent as a symbol of life, and, indirectly, of the male power, we should expect to find its worship connected to some extent with that of Siva. Mr. Fergusson, however, declares that it is not so; and, although this...
The Sun Gods Of Antiquity : THE SUN-GODS OF ANTIQUITY. When considering the sacred bull of antiquity, the symbol of the fecundating force in nature, I referred to Osiris the national sun-god of the Egyptians, as distinguished from the Semitic Seth (Set), who was identified with the detested Shepherd race. The associati...
Source Of The Legend Of The Fall Of Man : SOURCE OF THE LEGEND OF THE "FALL OF MAN." Under the circumstances I have detailed, we can hardly doubt that the legend of the "fall" has been derived from a foreign source. That it could not be original to the Hebrews may, I think, be proved by several considerations. The position occupied...
Phallism In The Modern Religions : PHALLISM IN THE MODERN RELIGIONS. In bringing this paper to a close, I would refer shortly to what may be called the modern religions--Brahminism, Buddhism, and Christianity--seeing that these still exist as the faiths of great peoples. As to the first of these, it may be thought that its real...
