But if it not be true, the myth itself requires to be explained, and every principle of philosophy and common sense demand that the explanation be sought, not in arbitrary allegorical categories, but in the actual facts of ritual or religious custom to which the myth attaches.
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Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare of society, and in all that was necessary to this end every man had to take his part, or break with the domestic and political community to which he belonged.
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Birth: | 8th November, 1846 |
Death: | 31st March, 1894 |
Nationality: | Scottish |
Profession: | Editor, Scholar, Theologian |
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