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Originally horse- and cattle- nomads on the steppes of Central Asia, they
migrated on to the Iranian plateau around 1000 bce. Other Iranian tribes, Medes,
Parthians, Scythians, were migrating at the same time. Some Persian tribes
settled, ...
Originally horse- and cattle- nomads on the steppes of Central Asia, they
migrated on to the Iranian plateau around 1000 bce. Other Iranian tribes, Medes,
Parthians, Scythians, were migrating at the same time. Some Persian tribes
settled, ...
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In the Hindu phase many temples were dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu. In Hindu
Bali these gods and many others remain, their characteristics merged with those
of ancient indigenous deities. In northern Southeast Asia the Buddha is revered,
...
In the Hindu phase many temples were dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu. In Hindu
Bali these gods and many others remain, their characteristics merged with those
of ancient indigenous deities. In northern Southeast Asia the Buddha is revered,
...
Page 215
Elsewhere in the region strong religious cults developed or were introduced,
some harking back directly to Asia or even the Americas, with their own
distinctive shamanic underlay The Polynesians were the great navigators and
explorers and ...
Elsewhere in the region strong religious cults developed or were introduced,
some harking back directly to Asia or even the Americas, with their own
distinctive shamanic underlay The Polynesians were the great navigators and
explorers and ...
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India and Australia 229 | 141 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dempsey Parr, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1840844515, 9781840844511 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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