Project Gutenberg 2010-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 390 Saltus, Edgar 1855 1921 Saltus, Edgar Evertson 07014564 The Lords of the Ghostland: A History of the Ideal Produced by Adam Buchbinder, Chandra Friend and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Lords of the Ghostland: A History of the Ideal" by Edgar Saltus is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the evolution of religious thought and the concept of divinity across various cultures, particularly focusing on gods such as Brahma, Ormuzd, and Jehovah. Saltus explores how these ideals shape and transform society's understanding of existence, morality, and the divine. The opening of the book introduces the notion that the essence of poetry lies in the ideal, tracing the origins of divine figures in human experience and language. Saltus discusses the early polytheistic beliefs of various cultures, emphasizing the transformation of these gods from vague concepts into concrete deities as humanity evolved. He delves into the Hindu pantheon, particularly Brahma and the Hindu belief system, contrasting it with other religious figures like Ormuzd and Jehovah. The narrative suggests a deeper exploration of how these formative ideas influenced human consciousness and societal structures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Religions BL Text Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 214787 2025-08-13T05:37:54.935627 text/html 212585 2021-01-06T07:37:31 text/html 161744 2025-08-13T05:38:01.942576 application/epub+zip 164133 2025-08-13T05:37:58.185617 application/epub+zip 149686 2025-08-13T05:37:56.908605 application/epub+zip 334384 2025-08-13T05:38:04.681563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318739 2025-08-13T05:38:01.208598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234294 2022-09-14T13:56:11.023510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189127 2025-08-13T05:37:54.490602 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188743 2021-01-06T07:37:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188758 2021-01-06T07:37:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20054 2025-08-13T05:38:04.809556 application/rdf+xml 15150 2025-08-13T05:37:57.408596 image/jpeg 3542 2025-08-13T05:37:57.159579 image/jpeg 75509 2021-01-06T07:37:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 86124 2021-01-06T07:37:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 75389 2021-01-06T07:37:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 158735 2025-08-13T05:37:54.960602 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia