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Page 86
The countryside had changed, his father and the Fianna were long dead and a
new faith was being practised. Deeply saddened, Oisin turned and began his
journey OTHERWORLD VOYAGES THE 'IMRAM', OR VOYAGE, is a class of Old
and ...
The countryside had changed, his father and the Fianna were long dead and a
new faith was being practised. Deeply saddened, Oisin turned and began his
journey OTHERWORLD VOYAGES THE 'IMRAM', OR VOYAGE, is a class of Old
and ...
Page 170
In disgust at the haste in which his relatives removed his body from the house,
Tarvaa's soul flew off to the spirit realm where he was accosted by the judge the
dead and asked why he ha come so early. A Skulls are used in masks such as
this ...
In disgust at the haste in which his relatives removed his body from the house,
Tarvaa's soul flew off to the spirit realm where he was accosted by the judge the
dead and asked why he ha come so early. A Skulls are used in masks such as
this ...
Page 256
Some animals could be tribal ancestors, some trees were the spirits or souls of
dead chiefs or caciques. The souls of the dead were believed to hide themselves
during daylight hours, only to emerge at night to seek out and eat the guava fruit.
Some animals could be tribal ancestors, some trees were the spirits or souls of
dead chiefs or caciques. The souls of the dead were believed to hide themselves
during daylight hours, only to emerge at night to seek out and eat the guava fruit.
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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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