Egyptian religion
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exemplified
in any object, a The be
beetle, a the bull, athe
snipe were divine in that they exemplified the inexplicable mystery of life.—It was a pro‑
found and exquisite religion
th two
thousand
—very likely
several more
Central idea, a combination
of Love, Intellect, and
the Esthetic, (the beautiful
and harmonious,)—A
rRefined perceptions, the
presence of perfect human
bodies, the climate, the
singular developed peculiar adhesiveness ^or friendship of
the people, all are in the
Greek mythology
the what subordinates all the
rest—The soul—the spirit—
rising in vagueness—
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Egyptian religion
existing in nascence or developement through many thousand years five, or ten, or perhaps even twice ten thousand years The central idea seems to have been the wonderfulness and divinity of Life,.found and exquisite religion
Greek
existing through several thousand years— certainlyHebrew
The most ethereal and elevated Spirituality—this seems to be