“In better times the religion of the tribe or state has nothing in common with the private and foreign superstitions or magical rites that savage terror may dictate to the individual.Quote by William Robertson SmithTopics: Quotes about William Robertson SmithShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
In all the antique religions, mythology takes the place of dogma; that is, the sacred...#William Robertson Smith
That the God-man died for his people, and that His death is their life, is...#William Robertson Smith
Even the highest forms of sacrificial worship present much that is repulsive to modern ideas,...#William Robertson Smith
But if it not be true, the myth itself requires to be explained, and every...#William Robertson Smith
This being so, it follows that mythology ought not to take the prominent place that...#William Robertson Smith
But, strictly speaking, this mythology was no essential part of ancient religion, for it had...#William Robertson Smith
The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of...#William Robertson Smith
The god, it would appear, was frequently thought of as the physical progenitor or first...#William Robertson Smith
