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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He decides to annihilate them from the face of the earth, together with all the
animals. Only Noah finds grace in his 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 ...
He decides to annihilate them from the face of the earth, together with all the
animals. Only Noah finds grace in his 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 ...
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HEAVEN AND EARTH - CONNECTION INITIALLY, THERE WERE connections
between God and the mortals he created, between the place where God resided
and the earthly home of humans. There was commerce between the heavens ...
HEAVEN AND EARTH - CONNECTION INITIALLY, THERE WERE connections
between God and the mortals he created, between the place where God resided
and the earthly home of humans. There was commerce between the heavens ...
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People, sometimes suspended between heaven and earth, had connections in
both realms. H RITUAL MOVEMENTS THE SYMBOLISM OF A character that is
part animal and part human (Lamba/Zambia) reveals the movement of a human ...
People, sometimes suspended between heaven and earth, had connections in
both realms. H RITUAL MOVEMENTS THE SYMBOLISM OF A character that is
part animal and part human (Lamba/Zambia) reveals the movement of a human ...
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Introduction | 6 |
PIS Ancient Near East | 12 |
flflfc Oceania | 216 |
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