Thus a man was born into a fixed relation to certain gods as surel

Thus a man was born into a fixed relation to certain gods as surely as he was born into a relation to his fellow-men and his religion… was simply one side of the general scheme of conduct prescribed for him by his position as a member of society. – William Robertson Smith

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