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 157
SRI LANKA POSSESSES a rich store of myths which fall into various categories:
myths concerning spirits, origin myths, Hindu myths concerning the gods and
heroes, and Buddhist myths, including the Jataka stories. There is evidence that ...
SRI LANKA POSSESSES a rich store of myths which fall into various categories:
myths concerning spirits, origin myths, Hindu myths concerning the gods and
heroes, and Buddhist myths, including the Jataka stories. There is evidence that ...
Page 159
According to one account the Buddha is believed to have preached to Ravana at
the summit of Sumanakutu, the sacred mountain, suggesting the ascendance of
Buddhism over the earlier sky deities. The sun god Sumana, mentioned in the ...
According to one account the Buddha is believed to have preached to Ravana at
the summit of Sumanakutu, the sacred mountain, suggesting the ascendance of
Buddhism over the earlier sky deities. The sun god Sumana, mentioned in the ...
Page 169
THE CHAOTIC FORCES of nature, variously feared and honoured by the original
shamanic tradition of Tibet, became systematically categorised and ordered
under the influence of Buddhism and made to fit harmoniously into the Indian ...
THE CHAOTIC FORCES of nature, variously feared and honoured by the original
shamanic tradition of Tibet, became systematically categorised and ordered
under the influence of Buddhism and made to fit harmoniously into the Indian ...
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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 |
| Editor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Parragon Incorporated, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1405447672, 9781405447676 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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