World MythologyCovers the myths and traditions, as well as social and cultural influences behind civilizations all around the world. |
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MYTHS ABOUT THE SUPREME BEING FOR THE PEOPLES of the Arctic , everything in the world , animate or inanimate , has a life force and shares the same spiritual nature . Some groups , such as the Chukchi , believe in a Supreme Being ...
MYTHS ABOUT THE SUPREME BEING FOR THE PEOPLES of the Arctic , everything in the world , animate or inanimate , has a life force and shares the same spiritual nature . Some groups , such as the Chukchi , believe in a Supreme Being ...
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FORCES OF NATURE 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 ...
FORCES OF NATURE 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 ...
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NATURE SPIRITS 注:】 THE MAJORITY OF Southeast Asians still live by the land , as can be seen by ... These may inhabit unusual trees , rocks and other natural phenomena , and offerings are often made to them by passers - by .
NATURE SPIRITS 注:】 THE MAJORITY OF Southeast Asians still live by the land , as can be seen by ... These may inhabit unusual trees , rocks and other natural phenomena , and offerings are often made to them by passers - by .
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