Aryan Sun-Myths the Origin of Religions (Classic Reprint) Book

It seems, at first glance, remarkable with what readiness the Teutonic and Celtic tribes dropped their ancestral faiths and accepted Christianity, now through the persuasions of a missionary, now at the bidding of a chief. But a fuller study of the subject renders the unusual ease of this conversion much less surprising, by making it apparent that they rather added the leading dogmas of Christianity to their old faiths than replaced the latter by the former. They ceased to worship Odin and the lesser deities, and began to worship Christ, the Virgin, and the saints; but they invested the latter with many of the attributes of the former, retained most of their old religious dogmas and ceremonies, and converted primitive Christianity quite as much as they were converted by it. The conversion was, indeed, as much a change of names as of beliefs. Though the ethics of Christianity slowly leavened this swarming mass of barbarism, the theology of the new faithTable of Contents Introduction11; List of Books consulted- 21; Aryah Sun-Myths the Origin of Religions 27; Appendix A147; Appendix B153; Appendix C158; Appendix D159; Appendix E166; Appendix F170; Reference Notes179; Index189About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.orgRead More