Word: worship
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...physical and mental differences between the nations of the world that opens a wider scope to the soul. He showed the essential difference between the East and West. The West is governed by the great desire to "do." The philosophy of energy is instinctive. As Matthew Arnold says, "Worship of machinery supplants reverence for God. The East, on the other hand, is mastered by the conviction of the unreality of the world. All things, all persons, are but shadows to the oriental mind. An atmosphere of mystery enshrouds the universe. The Western man seeks the truth outside himself, through researches...
...administration of justice, the bestowal of knight-hood, and other important functions, all carried out with unusual magnificence. The visits of foreign potentates, especially, were made the occasion of displays which had never before been equalled. All these exhibitions of power caused in the people an almost idolatrous worship of their sovereign, and marvellous powers were attributed to him. People flocked from all parts of the world to be cured of diseases by his touch...
Professor Sumichrast gave a brief history of the court of the French kings in fuedal times, its extension and development, and finally its position of supreme importance in the state. The central figure was the king, and the respect paid him grew gradually into a form of worship. His household comprised, besides the officials of the various departments of state, 10,000 picked troops. The king himself was constantly before the eyes of his counters or of the people. The "lever" and "coucher" were two of the most important daily functions, and even the most private meals were taken with...
Under the auspices of the Anthropological Society, Dr. James H. Woods lectured last night in the Fogg Lecture Room on "Ghost Worship and Buddhism in India...
...ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY. "Ghost Worship and Buddhism in India," Dr. J. H. Woods. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum...