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V -« Central and Eastern Europe ** WITH THE NOTABLE EXCEPTION of the
Romanians, Hungarians and Albanians, the peoples of Central and Eastern
Europe are predominantly of the Slav family which established an ethnic identity
some ...
V -« Central and Eastern Europe ** WITH THE NOTABLE EXCEPTION of the
Romanians, Hungarians and Albanians, the peoples of Central and Eastern
Europe are predominantly of the Slav family which established an ethnic identity
some ...
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In central Australia, people such as the Walbiri and Pintupi have become
renowned for the iconographic designs they paint on various surfaces - for
example, the human body, sand, sacred artefacts such as shields and bull-
roarers, and more ...
In central Australia, people such as the Walbiri and Pintupi have become
renowned for the iconographic designs they paint on various surfaces - for
example, the human body, sand, sacred artefacts such as shields and bull-
roarers, and more ...
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Professor James Riordan: Central and Eastern Europe; North America James
Riordan was born in Portsmouth, England. He has travelled extensively in
Central and Eastern Europe, lived in Russia for five years and has published
several ...
Professor James Riordan: Central and Eastern Europe; North America James
Riordan was born in Portsmouth, England. He has travelled extensively in
Central and Eastern Europe, lived in Russia for five years and has published
several ...
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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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