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Author Biographies. AETIOLOGY Today the study of natural phenomena, but
primitive people employed naturally occurring events in initiations, religious
practices and rituals. AFTERLIFE Believed to be where the spirit went after bodily
death; ...
Author Biographies. AETIOLOGY Today the study of natural phenomena, but
primitive people employed naturally occurring events in initiations, religious
practices and rituals. AFTERLIFE Believed to be where the spirit went after bodily
death; ...
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CYCLE OF LIFE Cycle ot birth, death and atterlite or reincarnation, depending on
specific religions or beliefs. DEGENERATION Where myths are infiltrated by the
influence ot the different world religions that they resemble, leading to eventual ...
CYCLE OF LIFE Cycle ot birth, death and atterlite or reincarnation, depending on
specific religions or beliefs. DEGENERATION Where myths are infiltrated by the
influence ot the different world religions that they resemble, leading to eventual ...
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SHAMANISM Oldest-known form of organised religion, belief in the power of
shamans who transact between the human and spiritual worlds. SHINTO Ancient
Japanese religion combining oneness with the mysterious forces of nature and ...
SHAMANISM Oldest-known form of organised religion, belief in the power of
shamans who transact between the human and spiritual worlds. SHINTO Ancient
Japanese religion combining oneness with the mysterious forces of nature and ...
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India and Australia 229 | 141 |
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