Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 145
... dance , drama , song and folk art . They underscore and add ▻Theatre and dance , such as this Dance of Krishna , are the media through which Indian myths and beliefs are retold . strength to the broader culture of which they form a ...
... dance , drama , song and folk art . They underscore and add ▻Theatre and dance , such as this Dance of Krishna , are the media through which Indian myths and beliefs are retold . strength to the broader culture of which they form a ...
Page 156
... DANCE KRISHNA ENJOYED the company of the cowherd girls in his rasamandala , or circle dance , in the forest at night . The dance is depicted in countless paintings and wall hangings . The dancers are arranged alternately in the great ...
... DANCE KRISHNA ENJOYED the company of the cowherd girls in his rasamandala , or circle dance , in the forest at night . The dance is depicted in countless paintings and wall hangings . The dancers are arranged alternately in the great ...
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... Dance ritu- al . Other stories were supposed to be told only in winter . Some said that one could not tell stories ... DANCE AND RELIGION SUMMER WAS the time for Chippewa village life . The Midewiwin , or Medicine Dance , was held in the ...
... Dance ritu- al . Other stories were supposed to be told only in winter . Some said that one could not tell stories ... DANCE AND RELIGION SUMMER WAS the time for Chippewa village life . The Midewiwin , or Medicine Dance , was held in the ...
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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