World MythologyForm the siege of Troy to the twilight of the Norse gods at Ragnarok and the mysteries of the animal-headed gods of Egypt, the myths of the world have exercised an enduring fascination for their power and insight-volume comprehensive reference book covering mythologies, customs, belief and rituals worldwide. |
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Page 230
HUMANS SETTLED AUSTRALIA during a time when the continent was linked by
land to the islands of what is now Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The earliest
recorded evidence of human presence in Australia comes from the Upper ...
HUMANS SETTLED AUSTRALIA during a time when the continent was linked by
land to the islands of what is now Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The earliest
recorded evidence of human presence in Australia comes from the Upper ...
Page 231
IN TERMS OF HUMAN lifestyle, the continent of Australia at the time of European
contact was dominated by the hunting and foraging mode of subsistence (the
Torres Strait Islands, though within the national boundaries of Australia, are more
...
IN TERMS OF HUMAN lifestyle, the continent of Australia at the time of European
contact was dominated by the hunting and foraging mode of subsistence (the
Torres Strait Islands, though within the national boundaries of Australia, are more
...
Page 239
More recently, anthropologists have also discovered the previously unreported
existence of parallel domains of women's religious knowledge in central and
south Australia. This knowledge is described as exclusively the right of women to
...
More recently, anthropologists have also discovered the previously unreported
existence of parallel domains of women's religious knowledge in central and
south Australia. This knowledge is described as exclusively the right of women to
...
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Contents
India and Australia 229 | 6 |
75 China 177 The Caribbean | 76 |
South America | 279 |
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Aeneas Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arctic Asia Athens Australia Aztec Baal Babylonian Balder became believed birds body Briccriu Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts central century bce Chinese civilisation cosmic created creation myths creator Culhwch cult culture dead death deities demons depicted descended divine trickster earth Enki Enlil father female fertility figure fire fish flood giant goddess gods Greek head heavens Herakles hero human hunting Hymir Idunn Inanna India island Izanagi jaguar king land living Loki Lugh magic Marduk Maui Medb Mesoamerica moon mountain mythic mythology Myths Retold nature Ngurunderi Odin Oisin origin Padmasambhava Quetzalcoatl religion religious ritual rivers Roman ruler sacred Sedna serpent shaman Shiva Slavs soul spirit stone stories Sumerian supernatural Supreme Susa-no-o symbol symbolised Taino temple Tezcatlipoca theme Thor traditions transformed trees Ugaritic Underworld universe Utnapishtim Viracocha Vishnu warrior worship Ysbaddaden Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology |
| Editor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Parragon Incorporated, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1405447672, 9781405447676 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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