Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... journey are represented on the wall paintings in the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings . There were three major com- positions that acted as safeguards to make the journey possible : the Book of Am - Duat ( also known as the Book ...
... journey are represented on the wall paintings in the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings . There were three major com- positions that acted as safeguards to make the journey possible : the Book of Am - Duat ( also known as the Book ...
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... journeys to the land of shadows when a person is asleep or ill . to Shamans still play an important role in modern communities . The shaman must follow , retrieve the soul and return it to the person's body . The journey to the land of ...
... journeys to the land of shadows when a person is asleep or ill . to Shamans still play an important role in modern communities . The shaman must follow , retrieve the soul and return it to the person's body . The journey to the land of ...
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... JOURNEY IN TAÍNO MYTHOLOGY , a recurring theme is the shamanic journey made by a culture hero which ends with his trans- formation after being cured of a sexual disease . In one instance , Deminán , who arrives on earth on a tidal wave ...
... JOURNEY IN TAÍNO MYTHOLOGY , a recurring theme is the shamanic journey made by a culture hero which ends with his trans- formation after being cured of a sexual disease . In one instance , Deminán , who arrives on earth on a tidal wave ...
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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