Idols and images -- Worship
Here are entered works on the worship or veneration of a physical object representing a god or person. Works on the giving of absolute religious devotion and ultimate trust to anything that is not God, such as an idea, way of life, person or country are entered under Idolatry.
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The Book of Idols, by -819? Ibn al-Kalbi, ed. by Nabih Amin Faris (HTML at answering-islam.org)- Error's Chains: How Forged and Broken (New York: Standard Publishing House, c1883), by Frank S. Dobbins, contrib. by S. Wells Williams and Isaac H. Hall (multiple formats at archive.org)
- False Gods: or, The Idol Worship of the World (Philadelphia et al.: Hubbard Bros., ca. 1881), by Frank S. Dobbins, contrib. by S. Wells Williams and Isaac H. Hall (page images at HathiTrust)
- Gods and Devils of Mankind (c1897), by Frank S. Dobbins, contrib. by S. Wells Williams and Isaac H. Hall
- Making and Unmaking in Early Modern English Drama: Spectators, Aesthetics and Incompletion (Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, c2013), by Chloe Porter
Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.
Filed under: Idolatry- On Idolatry, by Tertullian, trans. by Sydney Thelwall (HTML with commentary at CCEL)
- The Tycoon (Ontario, CA: Chick Publications, c1993), by Jack T. Chick (page images with commentary at chick.com)
- The Deceived (Ontario, CA: Chick Publications, c1990), by Jack T. Chick (page images with commentary at chick.com)
- The Mosaic Tabernacle, in its Arrangement and Worship, as the Symbol of the Christian Church (New York: J. Moffet, 1857) (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Short and Easy Method of Prayer, by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon (multiple formats at CCEL)
- Reformed Worship (article texts (without accompanying images and music); 1986-recent) (partial serial archives)
- Our Children's Year of Grace (fifth edition, 1955), by Therese Mueller (HTML at EWTN)
- Annus Ecclesiasticus Graeco-Slavicus, Editus Anno Millenario Sanctorum Cyrilli et Methodii, Slavice Geatis Apostolorum (in Latin; Brussels: Typ. Henrici Goemaere, 1863), by I. Martynov
- The Hidden Side of Christian Festivals (Los Angeles et al.: St. Alban Press, 1920), by C. W. Leadbeater
- The Book of Private Devotion: A Series of Prayers and Meditations, With an Introductory Essay on Prayer, Chiefly from the Writings of Hannah More (revised and enlarged; New York: R. Carter and Bros., 1850), contrib. by Hannah More (page images and uncorrected OCR text at MOA)
- My King: or, Daily Thoughts for the King's Children, by Frances Ridley Havergal (page images at MOA)
- The Private Devotions of Lancelot Andrewes, D.D., Successively Lord Bishop of Chichester, Ely and Winchester: A New Edition (London: Suttaby and Co., 1883), by Lancelot Andrewes, ed. by Edmund Venables
- Meditations and Devotions of the Late Cardinal Newman (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1907), by John Henry Newman, ed. by W. P. Neville (HTML at newmanreader.org)
- Morning Stars: or, Names of Christ for His Little Ones (ca.1879), by Frances Ridley Havergal (PDF at wholesomewords.org)
- The Religious System of the Amazulu (English only), by Henry Callaway (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
- At the Back of the Black Man's Mind: or, Notes on the Kingly Office in West Africa (1906), by R. E. Dennett (HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- Desiring God: Meditations of A Christian Hedonist (1996 edition), by John Piper (frame-dependent HTML at desiringgod.org)
- St. Teresa's Own Words: or, Instructions on The Prayer of Recollection, by Saint Teresa of Avila (multiple formats at archive.org)
- When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy, by John Piper (PDF with commentary at desiringgod.org)
- Treatise on the Love of God, by Saint Francis de Sales (multiple formats with commentary at CCEL)
- The Way of Perfection, and Conceptions of Divine Love (London: C. Dolman, 1852), by Saint Teresa of Avila, trans. by John Dalton (HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)
- Letters Concerning the Love of God (London: J. Norris, Printed by S. Manship and R. Wilkin, 1695), by John Norris and Mary Astell (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Way of Perfection, by Saint Teresa of Avila, trans. by E. Allison Peers (multiple formats at CCEL)
- A Remedy for Wandering Thoughts in the Worship of God (New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1835), by Richard Steele (page images at HathiTrust)
- On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History, by Thomas Carlyle (Gutenberg text)
- Ancient Symbol Worship: Influence of the Phallic Idea in the Religions of Antiquity, by Hodder M. Westropp and C. Staniland Wake (page images at Google; US access only)
- A Discourse on the Worship of Priapus (London: Printed by T. Spilsbury, 1786), by Richard Payne Knight (illustrated HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- A Discourse on the Worship of Priapus, and its Connection With the Mystic Theology of the Ancients, by Richard Payne Knight, Esq. (A New Edition); To Which is Added an Essay on the Worship of the Generative Powers During the Middle Ages of Western Europe (reprinted with a new preface, 1894), by Richard Payne Knight and Thomas Wright
- The Masculine Cross and Ancient Sex Worship (New York: A. K. Butts and Co., 1874), by Sha Rocco (illustrated HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- Sex and Sex Worship (Phallic Worship): A Scientific Treatise on Sex, its Nature and Function, and its Influence on Art, Science, Architecture, and Religion, With Special Reference to Sex Worship and Symbolism (St. Louis: C. V. Mosby Co., 1919), by O. A. Wall (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Worship of the Generative Powers During the Middle Ages of Western Europe, by Thomas Wright (illustrated HTML at sacred-texts.com)
- Annotations on the Sacred Writings of the Hindüs: Being an Epitome of Some of The Most Remarkable and Leading Tenets in the Faith of That People (London: Printed for private circulation, 1865), by Edward Sellon (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ophiolatreia: An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected With the Origin, Rise and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World (1889)
- The Round Towers of Ireland: or, The History of the Tuath-De-Danaans (new edition; London: W. Thacker and Co.; Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and co, 1898), by Henry O'Brien, ed. by W. H. C.
- The Round Towers of Ireland: or, The Mysteries of Freemasonry, of Sabaism, and of Budhism, For the First Time Unveiled (London: Whittaker and Co., 1834), by Henry O'Brien
- A Method for Prayer (based on 1710 edition, with modernized spelling, glossary, and added prayers; c2013), by Matthew Henry, ed. by Steve Kindorf (multiple formats with commentary at mrmatthewhenry.com)
- A Call to Prayer (text slightly modernized), by J. C. Ryle, ed. by Daniel W. Wright (HTML at anglicanlibrary.org)
- Concerning Prayer: Its Nature, Its Difficulties and Its Value (London: Macmillan, 1916) (HTML and PDF at arfalpha.com)
- How I Know God Answers Prayer: The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time, by Rosalind Goforth (Gutenberg text and page images)
- The Inner Chamber and the Inner Life (New York et al.: Fleming H. Revell Co., c1905), by Andrew Murray (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Method For Prayer: With Scripture Expressions, Proper to be Us'd Under Each Head (second edition, with additions; London: Printed for N. Cliff and D. Jackson, 1710), by Matthew Henry
- A Method For Prayer: With Scripture Expressions, Proper to be Used Under Each Head; With Directions for Daily Communion With God; Showing How to Begin, How to Spend, and How to Close Every Day with God; To Which is Now Added A Discourse Concerning Meekness and Quietness of Spirit (Glasgow: D. McKenzie, 1834), by Matthew Henry (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Power of Prevailing Prayer (fifth edition), ed. by Albert Sims (PDF at nnu.edu)
- Prayer and its Remarkable Answers: Being a Statement of Facts in the Light of Reason and Revelation (Chicago: J. S. Goodman; et al., 1876), by William W. Patton
- Prayer Availeth Much, by T. M. Anderson (multiple formats with commentary at CCEL)
- Prayer Changes Things (New York et al.: F. H. Revell Co., ca. 1910), by S. D. Gordon (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Prayer Life (originally published 1912), by Andrew Murray (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Short, Easy, and Comprehensive Method of Prayer (1761), by John Kelpius (HTML with commentary at passtheword.org)
- The Supreme Need: In Response to a Call to the Church in Mrs. Head's Booklet, "The Forgotten Friend" (Edinburgh and London: Oliphants, n.d.), by Andrew Murray (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Teach Us to Pray, by Charles Fillmore (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
- The Ways of Mental Prayer (Dublin: M. H. Gill and Son, 1917), by Vital Lehodey (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- The Wonders of Prayer (Chicago: F.H. Revell, c1885), ed. by D. W. Whittle, contrib. by Henry T. Williams (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Book of Private Devotion: A Series of Prayers and Meditations, With an Introductory Essay on Prayer, Chiefly from the Writings of Hannah More (revised and enlarged; New York: R. Carter and Bros., 1850), contrib. by Hannah More (page images and uncorrected OCR text at MOA)
- The State of the Church: A Plea for More Prayer (New York et al.: Fleming Revell Co., ca. 1911), by Andrew Murray (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Touching Incidents and Remarkable Answers to Prayer, by S. B. Shaw (HTML and RTF at CCEL)
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