Encyclopedia of World MythologyThe myriad rituals used by medicine men, shamans and elders to call upon the spirits, the customary beliefs in the powers of the gods, and the social and cultural influences behind these beliefs are all explained within this volume. |
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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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