Two Old Faiths

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Sir William Muir. Two Old Faiths

Two Old Faiths

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THE HINDU RELIGION

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THE HINDU RELIGION

INTRODUCTION

I

THE VEDAS

II

PHILOSOPHY, AND RITUALISM

III

RECONSTRUCTION—MODERN HINDUISM

IV

CONTRAST WITH CHRISTIANITY

V

HINDUISM IN CONTACT WITH CHRISTIANITY

THE RISE AND DECLINE OF ISLAM

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THE

RISE AND DECLINE OF ISLAM

INTRODUCTION

I

THE RAPID SPREAD OF ISLAM

II

WHY THE SPREAD OF ISLAM WAS STAYED

III

LOW POSITION OF ISLAM IN THE SCALE OF CIVILIZATION

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Sir William Muir, J. Murray Mitchell

Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans

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We must on no account overlook the reverence Reverence of the dead.paid to the dead. The pitris (patres) or fathers are frequently referred to in the Veda. They are clearly distinguished from the devas or gods. In later writings they are also distinguished from men, as having been created separately from them; but this idea does not appear in the Veda. Yama, the first mortal, traveled the road by which none returns, and now drinks the Soma in the innermost of heaven, surrounded by the other fathers. These come also, along with the gods, to the banquets prepared for them on earth, and, sitting on the sacred grass, rejoice in the exhilarating draught.

The subjects of the hymns of the Rig Veda. The hymns of the Rig Veda celebrate the power, exploits, or generosity of the deity invoked, and sometimes his personal beauty. The praises lavished on the god not only secured his favor but increased his power to help the worshiper.

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