 We must not be surprised," he says, " at finding, on a close examination, that the characters of all the Pagan deities, male and female, melt into each other and at last into one or two; for it seems a well-founded opinion, that the whole crowd of gods...  The History of British India - Pàgina 376per James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson - 1848Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Sir William Jones - 1824 - 336 pàgines
...amazement, she beheld the whnlf universe in all its plenitude of magnificence. We must not be surprised at finding, on a close examination, that the characters...other, and at last into one or two; for it seems a well founded opinion, that the whole crowd of gods and goddesses in ancient Rome, and modern Varanes,... | |
 | Vans Kennedy - 1831 - 666 pàgines
...deities" * A similar opinion is thus expressed by Sir William Jones : — " We must not be surprised at finding, on a close examination, that the characters...and goddesses in ancient Rome, and modern Varanes (Benares), mean only the powers of Nature, and principally those of the SUN, expressed in a variety... | |
 | 1850 - 574 pàgines
...W. Jones's dissertation on tho gode of Greece and India says, ' We must not be surprised at finding, that the characters of all the pagan deities, male...that the whole crowd of gods and goddesses in ancient Komo and modern Savanes, mean only tho powers of nature, and principally those of the Sun, expressed... | |
 | James Prinsep - 1858 - 622 pàgines
...could not present many difficulties. ' We must not be surprised,' says Sir William Jones, 'at finding that the characters of all the pagan deities, male...of gods and goddesses, in ancient Rome and modern Yaranes (Benares), mean only the powers of nature, and principally those of the sun, expressed in a... | |
 | James Prinsep - 1858 - 658 pàgines
...could not present many difficulties. ' We must not be surprised,' says Sir William Jones, 'at finding that the characters of all the pagan deities, male...the whole crowd of gods and goddesses, in ancient Eome and modern Yaranes (Benares), mean only the powers of nature, and principally those of the sun,... | |
 | William Ward - 1815 - 544 pàgines
...Kalu-Bhoirnvii, &c. are forms of Sfiivu. ' Thus* as Sir W. Jones has observed, ' we must not be surprised at finding, on a close examination, that the characters...melt into each other, and at last into one or two.' But the enquiry returns, 'What is the object of worship among the Hindoos ?' It is not the ONE GOD,... | |
 | Edward Burnett Tylor - 1871 - 510 pàgines
...into a new broad view of comparative theology in his mind. " We must not be surprised," he says, " at finding, on a close examination, that the characters...of gods and goddesses in ancient Rome, and modern Var&nes [Benares] mean only the powers of nature, and principally those of the Sun, expressed in a... | |
 | Morgan Peter Kavanagh - 1871 - 542 pàgines
...learned Oriental scholar England has to boast of—says on this subject: “We must not be surprised at finding, on a close examination, that the characters...of gods and goddesses, in ancient Rome and modern Várânes, mean only the powers of nature, and principally those of the sun, expressed in a variety... | |
 | Edward Burnett Tylor - 1874 - 492 pàgines
...into a new broad view of comparative theology in his mind. " We must not be surprised," he says, " at finding, on a close examination, that the characters...and goddesses in ancient Rome, and modern Varanes [Benares] mean only the powers of nature, and principally those of the Sun, expressed in a variety... | |
 | Godfrey Higgins - 1874 - 610 pàgines
...here expressed, by shewing them that they are neither new nor unsupported: "We must not " be surprised at finding, on a close examination, that the characters...other, " and at last into one or two ; for it seems a well founded opinion, " that the whole crowd of Gods and Goddesses in ancient Rome and " modern Vaidnes,... | |
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