World MythologyPararagon Publishing, 2005 - 320 pages Covers the myths and traditions, as well as social and cultural influences behind civilizations all around the world. |
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... religions . Untouched by the political , religious , military or cultural upheavals in the rest of the world ... religion , worldview and mythology - one which , broadly speaking , was shared throughout the Americas by tribe and ...
... religions . Untouched by the political , religious , military or cultural upheavals in the rest of the world ... religion , worldview and mythology - one which , broadly speaking , was shared throughout the Americas by tribe and ...
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... religious practices and rituals . AFTERLIFE Believed to be where the spirit went after bodily death ; also known as ... religion derived from the life of Christ , the son of God , who came to earth , suffered persecution for his ...
... religious practices and rituals . AFTERLIFE Believed to be where the spirit went after bodily death ; also known as ... religion derived from the life of Christ , the son of God , who came to earth , suffered persecution for his ...
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... religion of India , Hinduism's complex system of customs and beliefs include numerous gods , reincarnation and a caste system . ICE AGE Up to 20 periods of widescale glaciation have occurred in the earth's history - the last immediately ...
... religion of India , Hinduism's complex system of customs and beliefs include numerous gods , reincarnation and a caste system . ICE AGE Up to 20 periods of widescale glaciation have occurred in the earth's history - the last immediately ...
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Aeneas Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arctic Asia Athens Australia Aztec Baal Babylonian Balder became believed bird body Buddha Buddhist called Caribbean carved Celtic Celts central century BCE Chinese civilisation cosmic created creation myths creator Cúchulainn Culhwch cult culture dead death deities demons depicted 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 Izanami 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 Taíno temple Tezcatlipoca theme Thor traditions trees Tuatha Dé Danann Ugaritic Underworld universe Viracocha Vishnu warrior woman worship Zeus