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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Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Editor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Parragon Incorporated, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1405447672, 9781405447676 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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