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
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
These columns were probably connected with pillar worship, and therefore with tree worship, the pillar being the trunk of the "world tree".
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
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
Were it our object, it could also be shown that tree worship has been combined with Christianity.
From Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century by Napier, James
