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 139
Inuit believed that after death the personal soul travelled to either the Underworld
, a place with an abundance of game animals and where the souls of dead kin
and friends would be reunited, or to an upper world of eternal starvation and cold.
Inuit believed that after death the personal soul travelled to either the Underworld
, a place with an abundance of game animals and where the souls of dead kin
and friends would be reunited, or to an upper world of eternal starvation and cold.
Page 154
Death is the inevitable consequence of life, and holds no fear in Indian myth, for
in this world of duality neither life nor death have meaning without each other.
Death is the precursor of life, which all must come to terms with, as described in
the ...
Death is the inevitable consequence of life, and holds no fear in Indian myth, for
in this world of duality neither life nor death have meaning without each other.
Death is the precursor of life, which all must come to terms with, as described in
the ...
Page 285
In the Mesoamerican worldview, the spiritual boundaries between life and death
were indistinct, and humans, animals, ancestors and gods could mingle in spirit
form, changing their outward appearance. Time itself was cyclical, and events ...
In the Mesoamerican worldview, the spiritual boundaries between life and death
were indistinct, and humans, animals, ancestors and gods could mingle in spirit
form, changing their outward appearance. Time itself was cyclical, and events ...
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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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