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Ancient Faiths Embodied in Ancient Names – Vol. I

by Thomas Inman

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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Ancient Faiths Embodied in Ancient Names investigates the symbolic and mythological significance of names in ancient religions, particularly those associated with deities, heroes, and sacred rites. Inman draws connections between pagan worship systems and early Christian beliefs, often controversially suggesting that many religious concepts originated in solar and phallic cults. Despite criticism, the work remains a provocative exploration of religious symbolism and archetypal naming practices. Valuable for researchers of comparative religion, mythology, and the evolution of sacred language.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual and Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Retained metadata contains “mythological” in the description, “Mythology” in the description, and “Mythology” in the subject metadata.

    • “mythological”· in description
    • “Mythology”· in description
    • “Mythology”· in subject
  • Ancient religions, animism, and ritual

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Cults”. Retained metadata contains “Cults” in the description, “deities” in the description, “Cults” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Cults”· via Internet Archive
    • “Cults”· in description
    • “deities”· in description
    • “Cults”· in subject
    • “deities”· in subject

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