There is philosophercraft as well as priestcraft, both from one source, both of one spirit. In English cities and towns, the minister of religion has been tamed: so many weapons are bared against him when he obtrudes his office in a dictatory manner, that, as a rule, there is no more quiet and modest member of society than the urban clergyman.
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One of the most complex of all the poems in the mythological cycle is "Inanna's Descent into the Nether World." This work does not have the air of a dairymaid's song but rather seems to be an expression of priestcraft, astrology, and an investigation into the nature of time.
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Whilst caring for a congregation is fundamental, it is a long way from being the only tool in the priestcraft toolbox.
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In pious times, ere priestcraft did begin, before polygamy was made a sin
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