William Robertson Smith: "Demikianlah seorang manusia dilahirkan dalam...

"Demikianlah seorang manusia dilahirkan dalam suatu hubungan tetap dengan dewa-dewa tertentu sama pastinya seperti ia dilahirkan dalam suatu hubungan dengan sesamanya; dan agamanya ... hanyalah satu sisi dari skema perilaku umum yang ditentukan untuknya oleh posisinya sebagai anggota masyarakat."

--- William Robertson Smith

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

Thus a man was born into a fixed relation to certain gods as surely as he was born into a relation to his fellow-men; and his religion... was simply one side of the general scheme of conduct prescribed for him by his position as a member of society.