Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 136
... SHAMAN THE SHAMAN is a universal figure across the Arctic , acting as intermediary in the transactions between humans , the souls of animals and the master of the animals . Myths relate how the shaman must first undergo a long ...
... SHAMAN THE SHAMAN is a universal figure across the Arctic , acting as intermediary in the transactions between humans , the souls of animals and the master of the animals . Myths relate how the shaman must first undergo a long ...
Page 143
... SHAMAN depends on spirit helpers to assist in journeying to the spir- it world . Often , the helping spirit is an animal which carries the shaman on its back , flying silently through the air , or swimming effortlessly to the bottom of ...
... SHAMAN depends on spirit helpers to assist in journeying to the spir- it world . Often , the helping spirit is an animal which carries the shaman on its back , flying silently through the air , or swimming effortlessly to the bottom of ...
Page 166
... shaman's divination arrow , his magic mirror and his precious pieces of fine rock crystal , all rein- terpreted as symbols of Buddhist doctrine , and from the feathers , horns , bones and fur on the old shaman's tunic have been derived ...
... shaman's divination arrow , his magic mirror and his precious pieces of fine rock crystal , all rein- terpreted as symbols of Buddhist doctrine , and from the feathers , horns , bones and fur on the old shaman's tunic have been derived ...
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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