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Animism: Chapter IX. Death Not Always Regarded As Inevitable

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A FACT that has been before us incidentally, though not the subject of specific remark, is the age-long belief in the continued existence of the soul. We have noted that the soul is "the separable factor" in man's duality, "with a life all its own." It would be normal then next to examine this continuance of life beyond death, to determine its character. But before discussing primitive conceptions concerning the dead, their state and powers, it is important to note that there are hints from…

Animism: Chapter IX. Death Not Always Regarded As Inevitable

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