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They represented their mythic heroes and gods in carvings of wood, stone and
shell. These objects, called zemis, possessed supernatural powers, both in their
finished form and in the raw material from which they were made. Carved wood ...
They represented their mythic heroes and gods in carvings of wood, stone and
shell. These objects, called zemis, possessed supernatural powers, both in their
finished form and in the raw material from which they were made. Carved wood ...
Page 294
Carved in stone, cast in gold, or painted onto pottery or textiles, this being can
appear naturalistically - as a jaguar or puma - or as a fanged half-human, half-
animal creature. More recently, shamans are recorded as saying they shape-shift
into ...
Carved in stone, cast in gold, or painted onto pottery or textiles, this being can
appear naturalistically - as a jaguar or puma - or as a fanged half-human, half-
animal creature. More recently, shamans are recorded as saying they shape-shift
into ...
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THERIOMORPHIC Where a god or deity takes the shape of an animal and may
be depicted m carvings or paintings. TOTEMS Sacred clan or individual totems
may be animal, plant or carved objects and represent the kinship with the totem.
THERIOMORPHIC Where a god or deity takes the shape of an animal and may
be depicted m carvings or paintings. TOTEMS Sacred clan or individual totems
may be animal, plant or carved objects and represent the kinship with the totem.
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Introduction | 5 |
India and Australia 229 | 141 |
Greece and Rome 51 Tibet and Africa | 161 |
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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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