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James George Frazer — The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead
James George Frazer
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead
The Belief Among the Polynesians
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER III
THE BELIEF IN IMMORTALITY AMONG THE SAMOANS
§ 1. The Samoan Islands
§ 2. The Samoan Islanders, their character
§ 3. Houses, Agriculture, and Industries
§ 4. Rights of Property
§ 5. Government, Social Ranks, Respect for Chiefs
§ 6. Religion: Gods of Families, Villages, and Districts
§ 7. Priests and Temples
§ 8. Origin of the Samoan Gods of Families, Villages, and Districts: Relation to Totemism
§ 9. The High Gods of Samoa
§ 10. The Samoan Belief concerning the Human Soul: Funeral Customs
§ 11. The Fate of the Human Soul after Death
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