Its connection with the Rosicrucians and the Gnostics, and its
Foundation in Buddhism, by HARGRAVE JENNINGS, author of “The
Rosicrucians.”
“This book is written _ad clerum_, and appeals to the scholar only,
and not to the multitude. It is a masterly and exhaustive account
of that worship of the creative powers of nature which, under
various names, has prevailed among all the nations of antiquity and
of mediæval times, alike in Egypt and India, in Italy and Gaul,
among the Israelites of old, and among the primitive inhabitants
of Great Britain and Ireland ... a most valuable auxiliary to
all who care to pursue such a subject of inquiry, a subject for
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intimate acquaintance with the Rosicrucians, their tenets, and their
practices.”--_Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographer._
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that in its scientific aspect, as a form of human worship, it has
considerable importance.... Mr. Jennings deals almost entirely
with the subjective part of his inquiry, and he has evidently
made a considerable amount of research into the literature of
early religions.... He has produced something which is, at
all events, worth the attention of the student of comparative
psychology.”--_Antiquary._
“This book ... is profoundly learned, and gives evidence on each page
of deep thought, intense powers of research, clear and unmistakable
reasoning, and thorough mastership of the subject. The appendix
also contains much very curious matter which will interest those
who desire to study the subject under all its different aspects and
bearings.”--_Reliquary._
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