“The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of the worship; they served to excite the fancy and sustain the interest of the worshipper... no one cared what he believed about its origin.Quote by William Robertson SmithTopics: Quotes about William Robertson SmithShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Even the highest forms of sacrificial worship present much that is repulsive to modern ideas,...#William Robertson Smith
The god can no more exist without his people than the nation without its god.#William Robertson Smith
This being so, it follows that mythology ought not to take the prominent place that...#William Robertson Smith
We are so accustomed to think of religion as a thing between individual men and...#William Robertson Smith
In better times the religion of the tribe or state has nothing in common with...#William Robertson Smith
In all the antique religions, mythology takes the place of dogma; that is, the sacred...#William Robertson Smith
The god, it would appear, was frequently thought of as the physical progenitor or first...#William Robertson Smith
