tree worship
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He explored primitive magic, tree worship, the divinity of kings, taboo, human sacrifice, the scapegoat, fertility rites, myths, festivals of fire.
From Time Magazine Archive
Members of the sept named after the shiroti tree worship the tree every Sunday.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
Worship, tree worship compared with Hebrew-Phoenician Ashera cult, 689; symbolical in Bab.,
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
The ash Ygdrasyl of the Edda, the oak of Dordona and of the Druid, the modern Christmas tree, the sacred banyan, the holy groves, illustrate but faintly the prevalence of tree worship.
From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
This symbol is clearly a survival of some tree worship that was once popular.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia
