Note 2 — Chapter IV · THE WORSHIP OF THE SAINTED DEAD.

It is admitted on all sides that this form of worship was general among the Aryan nations;2 but it is a mistake to suppose, as is too often done, that the worship was peculiar to them. That such was not the case can be proved by numerous examples drawn from the practices of aboriginal tribes in India, who have lived hitherto in such complete isolation, that the worship can hardly be due to imitation of the customs of their more civilized neighbours.