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One exception is the myth of the three clan ancestors of Cheju Island, where the
ancestors have rituals addressed to them both as clan ancestors and as the
ancestors of the island's society. With the growth of twentieth-century Korean ...
One exception is the myth of the three clan ancestors of Cheju Island, where the
ancestors have rituals addressed to them both as clan ancestors and as the
ancestors of the island's society. With the growth of twentieth-century Korean ...
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THE THREE CLAN ANCESTORS TYPE THE MYTH OF THE THREE Clan
Ancestors of the island of Cheju is unique among the myths of Korea. It is
different from foundation myths told on the Korean peninsula both in terms of its
narrative ...
THE THREE CLAN ANCESTORS TYPE THE MYTH OF THE THREE Clan
Ancestors of the island of Cheju is unique among the myths of Korea. It is
different from foundation myths told on the Korean peninsula both in terms of its
narrative ...
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These included the common view of a natural world animated by spirits and
ancestors, pilgrimage, human sacrifice and the artistic representation of religious
and mythological ideas in gold, silver, textiles and pottery. Yet no Andean
civilisation ...
These included the common view of a natural world animated by spirits and
ancestors, pilgrimage, human sacrifice and the artistic representation of religious
and mythological ideas in gold, silver, textiles and pottery. Yet no Andean
civilisation ...
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Contents
Introduction | 6 |
PIS Ancient Near East | 12 |
flflfc Oceania | 216 |
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Aboriginal Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arnhem Land Australia Baal became believed bird birth body brother Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts century BCE civilisation creation myths creatures cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting Hymir important Inanna Indian Inuit island Izanami journey killed king Krishna land lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting rain religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taino temple Tezcatlipoca themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopedia of world mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Publisher | Barnes & Noble Books, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0760728550, 9780760728550 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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