The Origin of Pagan Idolatry Ascertained from Historical Testimony and Circumstantial Evidence, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Origin of Pagan Idolatry Ascertained from Historical Testimony and Circumstantial Evidence, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint) written by George Stanley Faber and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-27 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Origin of Pagan Idolatry Ascertained From Historical Testimony and Circumstantial Evidence, Vol. 1 of 3 The general argument of the following work is briefly this. The various systems of Pagan Idolatry in different parts of the world correspond so closely, both in their evident purport and in numerous points of arbitrary resemblance, that they cannot have been struck out independently in the several countries where they have been established, but must have all originated from some common source. But, if they all originated from a common source, then either one nation must have communicated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.