Project Gutenberg 2014-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 486 Philpot, J. H., Mrs. Philpot, Isaline Philpot, Joseph Henry, Mrs. 31006633 The Sacred Tree; or, the tree in religion and myth Produced by Shaun Pinder, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Sacred Tree; or, the Tree in Religion and Myth" by Mrs. J. H. Philpot is a detailed examination of the significance of tree worship across various societies, written in the late 19th century. This scholarly work synthesizes religious customs, legends, and practices related to trees, serving as a comprehensive overview of how the concept of the tree has been perceived as a spiritual entity throughout different cultures and epochs. It touches upon the role of tree worship in primitive religions and illustrates its widespread historical presence and persistence in both ancient and contemporary belief systems. The opening of the book sets the stage by establishing the premise that tree worship is one of the earliest and most widely distributed forms of spiritual practice. Philpot discusses the connection of trees with the divine, emphasizing that most cultures have recognized trees as sacred spaces inhabited by spirits or deities. She provides examples from archaeology, literature, and folklore to illustrate how deeply ingrained the notion of the tree-spirit is in human history, suggesting that its significance is still reflected in modern traditions. The initial chapters outline the distribution and origins of tree worship, the relationship of gods to trees, and the beliefs surrounding wood-demons and tree-spirits, laying a foundation for the exploration of this profound aspect of human spirituality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Tree worship BL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: History - Ancient Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Religion/Spirituality 477624 2025-06-19T05:43:41.309253 text/html 429231 2024-10-24T11:49:37 text/html 1826263 2025-06-19T05:43:52.709218 application/epub+zip 1837315 2025-06-19T05:43:44.750214 application/epub+zip 189691 2025-06-19T05:43:42.941229 application/epub+zip 1979477 2025-06-19T05:43:58.078169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1929331 2025-06-19T05:43:51.258252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286181 2022-09-21T12:37:40.897118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341683 2025-06-19T05:43:39.809266 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 321705 2024-10-24T11:49:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16430 2025-06-19T05:43:58.250152 application/rdf+xml 12591 2025-06-19T05:43:43.116211 image/jpeg 2338 2025-06-19T05:43:43.027236 image/jpeg 1790888 2025-06-19T05:43:41.426252 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