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Page 34
The beliefs of the Shang Chinese are known because it was the custom to keep
records when rulers consulted the ... The unworthiness of a ruler was thought to
be reflected in natural phenomena, when "rivers dried up" and “the earth shook".
The beliefs of the Shang Chinese are known because it was the custom to keep
records when rulers consulted the ... The unworthiness of a ruler was thought to
be reflected in natural phenomena, when "rivers dried up" and “the earth shook".
Page 38
Elsewhere the Chinese emperors were content with nominal recognition from
local rulers. The closeness of the ... One day a Chinese ruler entered the land,
found it without a king, and decided to claim it for himself. The Vietnamese cried
out ...
Elsewhere the Chinese emperors were content with nominal recognition from
local rulers. The closeness of the ... One day a Chinese ruler entered the land,
found it without a king, and decided to claim it for himself. The Vietnamese cried
out ...
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See also War, pp.94/95 the sky. hymns, which convey Aryan thought in Often
associated with Surya, ruler of the sky during the day, Varuna was at one time the
upholder of heaven and earth, the supreme deity to whom especial honour was ...
See also War, pp.94/95 the sky. hymns, which convey Aryan thought in Often
associated with Surya, ruler of the sky during the day, Varuna was at one time the
upholder of heaven and earth, the supreme deity to whom especial honour was ...
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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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