. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. fv:- •' ; . 'â lOO' Meridian oF Greenwicln. AO 150° A Aniiniata B Brahmanists. CP Catholics more numerous than Protestants P Protestants. M C Mohammedans. Catholics. PC Protestants more numerous than Catholics. 1,800 Miles. of gods, taking their place with those who hurled the thunderbolt and stirred up the angry waters. A certain victorious hero thus became the God of War, and had to be propitiated with supplications. But the common folk and captives were held to be " soulless," although a spirit was attributed to nearly all natural
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. fv:- •' ; . 'â lOO' Meridian oF Greenwicln. AO 150° A Aniiniata B Brahmanists. CP Catholics more numerous than Protestants P Protestants. M C Mohammedans. Catholics. PC Protestants more numerous than Catholics. 1,800 Miles. of gods, taking their place with those who hurled the thunderbolt and stirred up the angry waters. A certain victorious hero thus became the God of War, and had to be propitiated with supplications. But the common folk and captives were held to be " soulless," although a spirit was attributed to nearly all natural objects. But for about half a century nearly all the Polynesians have practised some form of Christianity. The work of conversion was begun in 1797 by the establish- ment of the Protestant station at Tahiti, whence the missionaries gradually spread their influence throughout Polynesia. They were followed by the Catholics, who though less numerous and possessing smaller revenues, have everywhere made proselytes ; in some places, and especially in the French possessions, they even already outnumber the Protestants. Civil strife has often been stirred up by the friction of the rival religions. "Where the priests hold undisputed sway theocratic. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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