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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 ...
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 ...
Page 291
From before 1000 BCE until the Spanish conquest in 1532 CE , a diversity of
cultures flourished in this region of contrasting landscapes . Geography
stimulated cultural development . The proximity of three distinct environments –
high ...
From before 1000 BCE until the Spanish conquest in 1532 CE , a diversity of
cultures flourished in this region of contrasting landscapes . Geography
stimulated cultural development . The proximity of three distinct environments –
high ...
Page 294
Despite local and regional differences , myths tended to focus on deities and
events which symbolised the realities of living in a volcanically active region ,
rocked by earthquakes , and dominated by high snow - capped peaks which ...
Despite local and regional differences , myths tended to focus on deities and
events which symbolised the realities of living in a volcanically active region ,
rocked by earthquakes , and dominated by high snow - capped peaks which ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology A Dempsey Parr micropedia |
| Contributor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dempsey Parr, 1999 |
| ISBN | 1840844515, 9781840844511 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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