The Covenant of Salt / As Based on the Significance and Symbolism of Salt in Primitive Thought

Language: en

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...days of old it was plain spelt, and the sparkling grain of unadulterated salt that had efficacy to render the gods propitious to man.\" 3 There is good reason for believing that it was much the same with the Greeks as with the Romans, although the fact that this is not distinctly declared in the classic texts has led some modern scholars to call it in question.…