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The Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious Rites — H. Clay Trumbull

The Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious Rites

H. Clay Trumbull

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 339 pages

A collection of essays by H. Clay Trumbull, published in 1896, on the beginnings of religious rites, especially the threshold covenant as an early form of covenant between God and man. Trumbull traces the gradual development of these rites as civilization advanced. It is intended for students of primitive life and culture.

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Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique, and were moved to the end of the text. Hyperlinks are provided for ease of reference. Any references to those notes in the text have been amended as well. In the Topical Index, references to cited authors which appear only in the footnotes on the given pages are linked directly to the notes.

THE

THRESHOLD COVENANT

OR

THE BEGINNING OF RELIGIOUS RITES

BY

H. CLAY TRUMBULL

Author of “Kadesh-barnea,” “The Blood Covenant,”

“Studies in Oriental Social Life,” etc.

NEW YORK

CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

1896

CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ, 1896

BY

H. CLAY TRUMBULL

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Contents

  1. THE THRESHOLD COVENANT
  2. PREFACE.
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. I. PRIMITIVE FAMILY ALTAR.
  5. II. EARLIEST TEMPLE ALTAR.
  6. III. SACRED BOUNDARY LINE.
  7. IV. ORIGIN OF THE RITE.
  8. V. HEBREW PASS-OVER, OR CROSS-OVER, SACRIFICE.
  9. VI. CHRISTIAN PASSOVER.
  10. VII. OUTGROWTHS AND PERVERSIONS OF THIS RITE.
  11. APPENDIX.
  12. INDEXES.
  13. SUPPLEMENT. COMMENTS OF SPECIALISTS.
  14. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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