THE HIBBERT LECTURES,
1884.


THE HIBBERT LECTURES, 1884.


LECTURES

ON THE

ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF RELIGION

AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE

NATIVE RELIGIONS OF MEXICO
AND PERU.



DELIVERED AT OXFORD AND LONDON,

In APRIL and MAY, 1884.


By

ALBERT RÉVILLE, D.D.
PROFESSOR OF THE SCIENCE OF RELIGIONS AT THE COLLÈGE DE FRANCE.

Translated by PHILIP H. WICKSTEED, M.A.

WILLIAMS AND NORGATE,
14, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON;
And 20, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET, EDINBURGH.


1884.
[All Rights reserved.]


LONDON:
PRINTED BY C. GREEN AND SON,
178, STRAND.



CONTENTS.

Lecture I.

INTRODUCTION.—CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO.THEIR COMMON BASES OF CIVILIZATIONAND RELIGION.
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Importance of the history of Religion1
The religions of Mexico and Peru, and the special importanceof studying them7
Journey to another planet8
Parallelism of religious history in the New World and inthe Old9
Central America and Mexico, and the authorities as to theirhistory and religion14
Area and general character of this civilization18
The Mayas20
Toltecs, Chichimecs and Aztecs24
The Aztec empire29
Character of the religious conceptions common to CentralAmerica and Mexico35
The serpent-god and the American cross38
Estimate of the character and significance of the parallelismsobserved39
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