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A history of the use of incense in divine worship

CONTENTS PREFACE DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF PICTURES PART I NON CHRISTIAN USES OF INCENSE Chapter I Incense in Oriental Religions. § i Introductory 1 § ii Egyptian 6 § iii Babylonian, Assyrian and Persian 17 § iv Indian 27 § v Jewish 28 " II Incense in Pagan Greece and Rome. § i Greek 41 § ii Roman 46 " III The Theory of Pre-Christian Uses of Incense. § i As a sweet smell 61 § ii As a Sacrifice 69 § iii Divine Odour of Deities 74 § iv Conclusion 76 PART II CHRISTIAN USES OF INCENSE I Incense during the first three centuries of the Christian Era 81 II Incense at Funerals: and the Divine Odour of the Saints 97 III Incense as a Sacrifice to God 117 IV Incense as a Demonifuge 131 V Incense at Evensong, Mattins, and Lauds 141 VI Processions 155 VII The Origins of the Censing at the Consecration of the Altar 160 VIII Incense at the Processional entry and at the Gospel Procession 173 Development of the Altar's Censing at Mass from that at its Consecration 188 The Fumigatory Use of Incense in the East 200 The Fumigatory Use of Incense and Censing of Persons 203 Censing in the Western Rites at Mass. Developments 212 Censing in the Western Rites at Mass. Continued 235 The Developments of Censing in

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