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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Page 33
He decides to annihilate them from the face of the earth , together with all the
animals . Only Noah finds grace eyes because he is without fault . God speaks to
Noah , warning him that he is going to destroy all flesh . He instructs him to built
an ...
He decides to annihilate them from the face of the earth , together with all the
animals . Only Noah finds grace eyes because he is without fault . God speaks to
Noah , warning him that he is going to destroy all flesh . He instructs him to built
an ...
Page 183
H > $ If - Hill TOR = THE SEPARATION OF SKY AND EARTH THE MYTH OF THE
SEPARATION of sky and earth belongs to the category of creation myth , of which
there are five cosmogonic accounts . The earliest version tells of the ...
H > $ If - Hill TOR = THE SEPARATION OF SKY AND EARTH THE MYTH OF THE
SEPARATION of sky and earth belongs to the category of creation myth , of which
there are five cosmogonic accounts . The earliest version tells of the ...
Page 251
Kintu and Nambi refuse to share their children with Walumbe , and he therefore
begins to take them through death . earth and there walk among humans . And
cloud . She climbs the rope and finds herself humans could move to the heavens
...
Kintu and Nambi refuse to share their children with Walumbe , and he therefore
begins to take them through death . earth and there walk among humans . And
cloud . She climbs the rope and finds herself humans could move to the heavens
...
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