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off the shadows only, not caring for the earthly substance. (Sir G. Grey:Polynesian Mythologie) In Guinea, nach Bosman, “The idol has only6 the blood, | because they like the flesh very well themselves. AnderswoFleisch von d. Devotees gefressen, wie bei d. Ostyaks, aber the idolssmeared mit d. blood, on their mouths (in case d. Ostyaks). Even thisseems at length to be replaced in some cases by - red paint; so oft (Col.Forbes Leslie) d. sacred stones in India; so in Congo d. fetiches daubedmit red every new moon etc. (237, 38)Bei d. great offerings of food unter den Fijians “native belief apportionsmerely the soul thereof to the gods, who are described as being enormouseaters; the substance is consumed by the worshippers. (Williams: PolynesianResearches)10Abendmal vorgedeutet: In many cases it seems to be a necessary portion of theceremony that the victim should be eaten by those present. Thus in India(Dubois, p. 401) when the sacrifice “is over, the priest comes out, anddistributes part of the articles which had been offered to the idols. This isreceived as holy, and is eaten immediately Among the Redskins, (Schoolcraft:“ Indian Tribes,” v. Ill, p. 61, Tanner: “Narrative” , p. 287) at the feast heldwhen the hunting season begins, the victim “must be all eaten andnothing left.” ... Among the Algonquins ... at the same feast... not a boneof the victim must be broken.” (239)Oft curious Identification (er sagt “ Confusion”) arises between the victimand the Deity, and the former is worshipped before it is sacrificed andeaten. So in ancient Egypt, Apis the victim was also regarded as the God (Cox:Manual of Mythology, p. 213) u. Iphigenia was supposed by some to be sameas Artemis. (Nicht nur d. Ox Apis, das victim, sondern auch das OpferlammChristus the same as the God, his inborn son.) F. G. Müller sagtvon Mexico, dass in gewisser Zeit des Jahrs: “Die Priester verfertigennämlich ein Bild von allerlei Samen, die mit dem Blute geopferter Kinderzusammengebacken wurden. Mancherlei religiöse Reinigungen undSühnungen, Waschungen mit Wasser, Aderlässen, Fasten, Prozessionen,Räucherungen, Wachtelopfer, Menschenopfer bereiteten zur Feier vor.Alsdann schoss ein Priester Quet^alcoatls einen Pfeil gegen jenes BildHuitzilopochtlis, und durchschoss den Gott. So galt dieser nun für todt, eswurde ihm wie den Menschenopfern vom Priester das Her^ ausgeschnitten,und vom Könige, dem Stellvertreter des Gottes auf Erden, gegessen. DenLeib aber vertheilten sie für die verschiedenen Quartiere der Stadt so, dassjeder Mann ein Stückchen erhielt.” (p. 239, 40)Ebenso in Mexico jährlich grosses Opfer zu Ehren von Tezcatlipoca; abeautiful youth, meist a war captive, chosen as the victim; for a whole yeartreated and worshipped as a god etc. Anfang d. letzten Monats erhielt er4 schöne girls als wives; schliesslich am fatal day placed at the head of asolemn procession, taken to the temple, dann sacrificed with muchceremony and every token of respect, dann eaten by the priests and chiefs. -347