Quote by: William Robertson Smith

The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of the worship; they served to excite the fancy and sustain the interest of the worshipper... no one cared what he believed about its origin.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Robertson Smith
  • DescriptionScottish orientalist and minister of the Free Church of Scotland
  • BornNovember 8, 1846
  • DiedMarch 31, 1894
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionAnthropologist; Linguist; Librarian; Historian Of Religion; Archaeologist; Author; Theologian