zootheism 的词源

“将神性归于动物；将动物形态作为崇拜对象”，1879年（约翰·韦斯利·鲍威尔）；参见 zoo- + -theism。相关词：Zootheistic。

In Norse mythology, we have Fenris the wolf, and Jormungandur the serpent. Dragons appear in Greek mythology, the bull is an Egyptian god, a serpent is found in the Zendavesta; and was there not a scaly fellow in the garden of Eden? So common are these beast-demons in the higher mythologies that they are used in every literature as a rhetorical figure. [Powell, "Mythologic Philosophy," Popular Science, October 1879]

在北欧神话中，我们有芬里斯狼，还有约尔蒙甘德蛇。在希腊神话中出现了龙，公牛是埃及的神，Zendavesta中有蛇；难道在伊甸园里没有一个鳞片状的家伙吗？这些兽神在更高层次的神话中如此普遍，以至于它们在每种文学中都被用作修辞手法。[鲍威尔，《神话哲学》，《大众科学》，1879年10月]