Project Gutenberg 2011-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 175 Inman, Thomas 1820 1876 30017997 Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities in Central and Western Asia, Europe, and Elsewhere, Before the Christian Era. Showing Their Relations to Religious Customs as They Now Exist. Produced by David Widger "Ancient Faiths And Modern" by Thomas Inman is a historical dissertation written in the late 19th century. The work examines various worship practices, legends, and deities from ancient civilizations, particularly those of Central and Western Asia, Europe, and beyond, leading up to the current religious customs. Inman seeks to draw connections between these ancient faiths and contemporary religious practices, challenging the orthodox views held within Christianity and proposing an alternative perspective on spirituality. The opening of the dissertation begins with an exploration of the author's past experiences as a physician, which led him to question the efficacy of medical treatments and the role of religious belief in healing. He reflects on the suppression of knowledge within the medical and religious professions and emphasizes the importance of independent inquiry into truth. This philosophical foundation sets the stage for Inman's investigation into religious practices, beginning with a critique of the Old Testament and a comparison of ancient and modern beliefs. He proposes that many doctrines and rituals from Christianity are deeply rooted in earlier pagan traditions, inviting readers to consider the possibility that these religious constructs may not be divinely ordained but rather a continuation of historical practices adapted to new cultural contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38100/38100-h/images/titlepage.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38100/38100-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Religions BL Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1098588 1098597 2024-09-16T06:42:25.218724 2023-09-16T12:53:49.120057 text/html text/html 1088294 2012-11-20T12:27:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2267231 2012-11-20T12:28:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2230601 2024-09-16T06:42:34.533696 application/epub+zip 2251949 2024-09-16T06:42:26.407717 application/epub+zip 482212 2024-09-16T06:42:25.752704 application/epub+zip 2485030 2024-09-16T06:42:41.295636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2451710 2024-09-16T06:42:33.949657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684127 2022-09-17T11:55:47.833891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 992160 992153 2024-09-16T06:42:24.327708 2023-09-16T12:53:48.312053 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 991962 2011-11-22T14:47:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 382350 2011-11-22T14:49:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 991990 2011-11-22T14:47:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 382148 2011-11-22T14:49:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20271 2024-09-16T06:42:41.447603 application/rdf+xml 13099 2024-09-16T06:42:25.856693 image/jpeg 2584 2024-09-16T06:42:25.802693 image/jpeg 2314679 2024-09-16T06:42:25.347724 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog