Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men (1897) (14597124807)

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Title: Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men ..
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history Ethnology
Publisher: New York, Merrill & Baker
Contributing Library: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University



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PARSEE TEMPLE OF FIRE AT ATECH-GA.—Drawn by M. Moynet. Old Iranian passed to the general notionof a good being who befriended manand aided him in maintaining life. In material world gave back under theexertion of man, it was Armati thataided him to get the victory. Armati 588 GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. gave the seed of the plant and the fruitof the orchard-bough. When the earthwas covered with green grass andblossoms, Armati gave the blessing andclothed her habitation with verdure.
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FIRE TOWER OF ATECH-GA, AT FIROUZ-ABAD.Drawn by Taylor, after the restoration by Madame Dieulafoy. Whatever good thing had its root in thebosom of the earth and yielded its bene-fit to man, was the gift of this generous,beautiful angel of the world. The scheme of religious belief andservice here outlined was not the mostprimitive form which the Iranian mind produced. It was a development rather.At the first there was a nature worship,pure and simple. It was The personalby refining upon this nat- %^™Tural system of belief that shiP- the hierarchy of Mazdao and hissubordinates was developed. Inthe earlier ages, while the Iraniansand the Aryans of India still so-journed together, the simple pow-ers of the natural world wereadored and worshiped. Thesepowers came to be regarded asliving beings over and above thevisible aspects of nature. Thefirst was called Indra, meaningthe storm; Mithra was thesunlight; Armati, as we haveseen, was the earth ; Vayu was the wind; Agni, the fire; andSoma,