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Identifier: strangeprodigiou00rb16 (find matches)
Title: The strange and prodigious religions, customs, and manners of sundry nations ...
Year: 1688 (1680s)
Authors: R. B., 1632?-1725?
Subjects: Religions Jews Islam Indians
Publisher: London. : Printed and sold by Hen. Rodes...
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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KeltgionSyCultoms^ and Manners. 11 Men exprefs their Sorrow with black Paint andYellingsfor twenty four hours. None bur the King and Prieftmay enter thefe Houfes, where the Images of Devilsand their Kings are kept. Inftead of faying Grace acMeat, they fling the £ril Bit into the Fire 5 and whenthey will appeafe a Storm, they caft Tobacco into theWater: Sometimes they facrifice Children to the De-vil. XVIIL In Hifpaniola they worfhiped the Sun andMoon, which they fay, at firil fhined out of a Cave jand their Tradition is. That out of two Caves cameMankind; the biggeft Men out of the grcateft Cave,and the leafl Men out of the lefler Cave. They wor-fhip alfo divers Idols with ugly Shapes, by which theDevil ufeth to fpeak to them 5 thefe they call Zermes,to which they kept divers Feftivals. In thefe theyhad their publick Dances, with the Mufick of Shellstyed about their Arms, Thighs and Legs. The Kingfits drumming when the People prefent themfelves,having their Skins painted with divers

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  • bookcentury:1600
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  • booksubject:Religions
  • booksubject:Jews
  • booksubject:Islam
  • booksubject:Indians
  • bookpublisher:London____Printed_and_sold_by_Hen__Rodes___
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