 | 1871 - 688 pagina’s
...offer this sacrifice to you. Give us good crops, seasons, and health." To the victim they say : " We bought you with a price, and did not seize you. Now we sacrifice you according to our custom, and no gin rests with us." The victim is anointed with oil, and each individual touches... | |
 | Sir John Campbell - 1864 - 374 pagina’s
...us good crops, seasons, and heal th ;' after which they address the vieHORRID CEREMONY. 55 tim. ' We bought you with a price, and did not seize you ; now...no sin rests with us.' " On the following day, the Meriah being again intoxicated, and anointed with oil, each individual present touches the anointed... | |
 | 1864 - 524 pagina’s
...sacrifice to you. Give us good crops, seasons, and health." After which they address the victim. " We bought you with a price, and did not seize you. Now...sacrifice you according to custom, and no sin rests on us." On the following day, the "Meria" being again intoxicated and anointed with oil, each individual... | |
 | 1864 - 524 pagina’s
...sacrifice to you. Give us good crops, seasons, and health." After which they address the victim. " We bought you with a price, and did not seize you. Now...sacrifice you according to custom, and no sin rests on us." On the following day, the "Meria" being again intoxicated and anointed with oil, each individual... | |
 | 1864 - 632 pagina’s
...sacrifice to you. Give us good crops, " seasons, and health." After which they address the victim. " We " bought you with a price and did not seize you. Now...sacrifice "you according to custom, and no sin rests on us." ' On the following day, the " Meria " being again intoxicated and anointed with oil, each individual... | |
 | 1868 - 860 pagina’s
...the course of which British officers had been brought into contact with the Hill tribes. The Khond victims, called Meriah, were always bought with a...suffocated ; after which the officiating priest cut portion of the flesh from the body, and buried it as an offering to the earth-god. The people, folio... | |
 | 1869 - 852 pagina’s
...dancing round the Meriah. On the day before the sacrilice, the priest thus addressed the victim : ' \Ve have bought you with a price, and did not seize you...suffocated ; after which the officiating priest cut a 1 portion of the flesh from the body, aud buried it as an offering to the earth-god. The people, following... | |
 | 1872 - 848 pagina’s
...circumstances of the most revolting and disgusting cruelty. In some cases the event was ] -receded by a month's feasting, intoxication, and dancing round...portion of the flesh from the body, and buried it as an offering to the earth-god. The people, following his example, hewed the flesh from the bones,... | |
 | John McClintock - 1873 - 976 pagina’s
...offer this sacrifice to you ; give us good crops, seasons, and health.' To the victim they say, 'We bought you with a price, and did not seize you ; now we sacrifice you according to our custom, and no sin rests with us' (p. 65). Various other ceremonies are performed, after which... | |
 | 1880 - 840 pagina’s
...the event was preceded by a month's feasting, intoxication, and dancing round the Meriah. On the (lay before the sacrifice, the priest thus addressed the...a price, and did not seize you ; now we sacrifice yon according to custom, and no sin rests with us." On thu following day the victim was made senseless... | |
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We bought you with a price, and did not seize you. Now we sacrifice you according to custom, and no sin rests with us. 
