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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Births , deaths , marriages , war and sacrifice were not unique to the physical ... At an everyday level , myths illustrated ideas of life and death , the ...
Births , deaths , marriages , war and sacrifice were not unique to the physical ... At an everyday level , myths illustrated ideas of life and death , the ...
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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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