Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... believed that all physical illness was the result of malevolent spirits inhabiting the body and hurting the soul , while Inupiaq Eskimos believed illness to be the result of the temporary departure of the soul from the body . If the ...
... believed that all physical illness was the result of malevolent spirits inhabiting the body and hurting the soul , while Inupiaq Eskimos believed illness to be the result of the temporary departure of the soul from the body . If the ...
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... believed to have preached to Ravana at the summit of Sumanakutu , suggesting the ascendance of Buddhism over the Yaksha belief in the sky god . Typical of the myths about holy places is that linked up with the stupa at Ruvanvaliseya ...
... believed to have preached to Ravana at the summit of Sumanakutu , suggesting the ascendance of Buddhism over the Yaksha belief in the sky god . Typical of the myths about holy places is that linked up with the stupa at Ruvanvaliseya ...
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... believed they had found evidence of biblical revelation , while evolutionists believed many myths had been contaminated by early Christian influence . What is more likely is that the myths of primal cultures had evolved in much the same ...
... believed they had found evidence of biblical revelation , while evolutionists believed many myths had been contaminated by early Christian influence . What is more likely is that the myths of primal cultures had evolved in much the same ...
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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 Cúchulainn cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility figure fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting important Indian Inuit island Izanagi journey killed king Krishna lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taíno temple themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Tuatha Dé Danann Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus