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Page 93
The Dunsun of northern Borneo say that their ancestors would not listen to a god
who showed them the way to be immortal , and among the Australian aborigines
death is often regarded as a divine punishment for ingratitude . The Bagobo ...
The Dunsun of northern Borneo say that their ancestors would not listen to a god
who showed them the way to be immortal , and among the Australian aborigines
death is often regarded as a divine punishment for ingratitude . The Bagobo ...
Page 137
They also say that everyone possesses a tiny portion of the creator deity , a
divine spark ( kra ) . Whereas everyone has the same divine spark , the soul
reflects individual character and the inheritance each of us owes to our parents .
This idea ...
They also say that everyone possesses a tiny portion of the creator deity , a
divine spark ( kra ) . Whereas everyone has the same divine spark , the soul
reflects individual character and the inheritance each of us owes to our parents .
This idea ...
Page 253
... introduction of 44 ; Tibetan belief 120 Dives 195 divination : Chinese 34 ;
Greek god of 65 divine doctor , Hindu 59 divine residences : Babylonian 126 ;
Borneo 39 ; Canaanite 18 , 65 , 69 , 85 ; Chinese 178 ; Eridu 86 , 106 ; Germanic
72 , 89 ...
... introduction of 44 ; Tibetan belief 120 Dives 195 divination : Chinese 34 ;
Greek god of 65 divine doctor , Hindu 59 divine residences : Babylonian 126 ;
Borneo 39 ; Canaanite 18 , 65 , 69 , 85 ; Chinese 178 ; Eridu 86 , 106 ; Germanic
72 , 89 ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & Legends |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0025801813, 9780025801813 |
| Length | 260 pages |
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