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Arthur Cotterell. FIGURES AND ARCHETYPES IN CHINESE MYTHOLOGY
MANY FIGURES DEPICTED in mythical episodes represent cultural archetypes.
... Gun is the archetypal failed hero, who also represents the trickster-figure. The
grain ...
Arthur Cotterell. FIGURES AND ARCHETYPES IN CHINESE MYTHOLOGY
MANY FIGURES DEPICTED in mythical episodes represent cultural archetypes.
... Gun is the archetypal failed hero, who also represents the trickster-figure. The
grain ...
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The life A A male figure rising from a tree - it force, which is seated in the head,
was is the wood that is considered sacred in thought to increase the store of
fertility Indonesia, not the figure. -.i . a. i j u * > JX within the head-hunter s
community.
The life A A male figure rising from a tree - it force, which is seated in the head,
was is the wood that is considered sacred in thought to increase the store of
fertility Indonesia, not the figure. -.i . a. i j u * > JX within the head-hunter s
community.
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The shaman is often a society's most important figure. As keeper of the tribes'
mythic traditions, he knows more myths than anybody else, and is able to
interpret them more meaningfully. In the shamans hands, myths are powerful
tools and ...
The shaman is often a society's most important figure. As keeper of the tribes'
mythic traditions, he knows more myths than anybody else, and is able to
interpret them more meaningfully. In the shamans hands, myths are powerful
tools and ...
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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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