Rest Days: A Study in Early Law and Morality (Classic Reprint)
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (536 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1330874684 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 350 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Associated practices include the discontinuance of public gatherings, the closing of the house or of the village against all strangers, the extinguishing of lights, and fasting, either partial or complete. A survey of the evidence to be submitted indicates that the sabbatarian regulations have arisen chiey, if not wholly, as pure superstitions, the product of an all-too-logical intellect or of a disordered fancy. Find more at forgottenbooksThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. Bright and gay dresses may be laid aside, bathing and anointing given up, and songs, dances, and loud noises forbidden. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. 1 They find their clearest expression in the taboos, or prohibitions, first noticed among the natives of the South Seas.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. The day of rest becomes a day of abstinence and quiescence.It might be thought that such Observances, especially those which impose a period of rest, have a rationalistic basis and arise fr